HOT HEADZ LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00989402 · ltd · incorporated 1970-09-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees5500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2017-08-09
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    Charge satisfied #4
  12. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-27
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  14. 2017-04-25
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    capital · SH10
  15. 2017-04-20
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-04-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2017-04-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2013-01-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2012-11-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2008-07-31
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    MCALLISTER, James Clifford resigned
    director
  21. 2005-05-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2004-01-31
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-31
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Jennifer appointed
    director
  24. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, James Clifford resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, James Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2000-12-29
    ➖
    MCALLISTER, Joan Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  27. 1995-01-04
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Stuart Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 1995-01-04
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, James Robert appointed
    director
  29. 1990-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 1990-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 1990-02-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1988-05-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  33. 1988-05-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 1970-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As HOT HEADZ LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Andrew Mcallister
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control31/01/2017
Mrs Jennifer Mcallister
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

Unit F5 Phoenix Trading Estate, London Road
Thrupp
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 2BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALLISTER, Jennifer→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-01-31
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Active
MCALLISTER, Stuart Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-01-04
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Active
MCALLISTER, James Clifford→
secretary · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
MCALLISTER, James Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-01-04 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
MCALLISTER, James Clifford→
director · ~91y · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
MCALLISTER, Joan Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~90y · resigned 2000-12-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/01/2013—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property27/11/201209/08/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/02/199005/05/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property05/05/198825/09/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property05/05/198825/09/1990
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Recent filings (140 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-15