SOUTHERN HOSPICE GROUP

🌳Matureactive

00930107 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1968-04-05

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

95 officers (14 active, 95 linked, 85 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

293 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (181 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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officers · CH01
2026-01-20
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officers · CH01
2026-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
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officers · TM02
2026-01-05
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DIXON, Julie resigned
secretary
2025-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
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RYMER, Michael resigned
director
2025-05-27
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PAINTER, Richard (Will) appointed
director
2025-05-27
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SYMES, Emma Charlotte appointed
director
2025-05-27
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SYMONDS, Isha Desai appointed
director
2025-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-07
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PALMA, Stuart resigned
director
2024-12-11
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-11
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2024-12-11
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
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CROOK, Rebecca Claire Helena resigned
director
2024-08-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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JOHNSON, Steven Robert appointed
director
2024-02-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
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BLATCHFORD, Karen Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-02-01
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EGAN, William Barry appointed
director
2024-02-01
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CROOK, Rebecca Claire Helena appointed
director
2024-02-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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JOHNSON, Victoria resigned
director
2023-12-19
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GODSMARK, Martin Richard resigned
director
2023-11-29
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RENNIE-HALE, Daniel (Dan) John appointed
director
2023-09-26
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KENNA, Lisa resigned
director
2022-07-31
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GATLEY, Patrick Neil resigned
director
2022-05-01
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DIXON, Julie appointed
secretary
2022-05-01
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SINGH, Nicole Sharon resigned
secretary
2021-11-12
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JOHNSON, Victoria appointed
director
2021-10-21
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PEGLER, David Brian resigned
director
2021-09-28
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BRITTON, Rosalind Joan appointed
director
2021-09-28
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RENNIE, David, Hhj appointed
director
2021-09-28
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SELLWOOD, Ian appointed
director
2021-09-28
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BLANCHARD, Neil resigned
director
2021-09-28
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RYMER, Michael appointed
director
2021-09-28
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WOOLGAR, Patricia resigned
director
2021-02-02
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SINGH, Nicole Sharon appointed
secretary
2020-10-31
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FINLEY, Rosemarie resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 181 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DIXON, Julie resigned 2026-01-05; RYMER, Michael resigned 2025-07-07

Name changed 3 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-11: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-12-11: change-of-name-exemption

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1968-04-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

St Barnabas House Titnore Lane

Goring-By-Sea

Worthing

West Sussex

BN12 6NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-01

Last: 2026-01-18