SAFTWAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01168584 · ltd · incorporated 1974-04-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 16 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
154 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-13
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-09
    DUNLOP, Jane resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-01-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-07-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2025-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-07-11
    TATE, Emily Sarah appointed
    director
  12. 2025-07-11
    DUNLOP, Jane appointed
    secretary
  13. 2025-07-11
    LONG, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-12-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-12-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-06-01
    BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen appointed
    director
  21. 2024-06-01
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  22. 2024-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2024-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2024-01-31
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra resigned
    director
  26. 2024-01-31
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  27. 2024-01-31
    LONG, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2023-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-10-01
    OGDEN, Darren resigned
    director
  30. 2023-08-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  31. 2023-08-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  32. 2023-07-31
    GEORGE, Timothy Francis resigned
    secretary
  33. 2023-07-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony appointed
    secretary
  34. 2023-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  35. 2023-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  36. 2023-06-28
    EAMES, Angela resigned
    director
  37. 2023-06-28
    OGDEN, Darren appointed
    director
  38. 2022-11-16
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott resigned
    director
  39. 2022-11-10
    EAMES, Angela appointed
    director
  40. 2022-04-01
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott appointed
    director
  41. 2022-04-01
    JUDD, Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 2022-02-06
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra appointed
    director
  43. 2022-02-06
    LATHBURY, Alan resigned
    director
  44. 2020-12-14
    JUDD, Andrew appointed
    director
  45. 2020-12-14
    LATHBURY, Alan appointed
    director
  46. 2020-12-14
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    director
  47. 2020-12-14
    WHITTERN, Stephen Lee resigned
    director
  48. 2020-04-03
    MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch resigned
    director
  49. 2020-04-03
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry appointed
    director
  50. 2018-11-27
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    secretary
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Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hodgson Holdings (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hodgson Holdings (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SAFTWAY LIMITED
This company · 01168584

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hodgson Holdings (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 King Edwards Court
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B73 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)

BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
TATE, Emily Sarah
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
BULKELEY, Russell
secretary · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 1998-09-10
Resigned
DUNLOP, Jane
secretary · appointed 2025-07-11 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
GEORGE, Timothy Francis
secretary · appointed 2018-11-08 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
HYMAN, Martin Barry
secretary · appointed 1998-09-10 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned
MAFFEI, Westley Anthony
secretary · appointed 2023-07-31 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
MINKLEY, Michelle
secretary · appointed 1991-03-28 · resigned 1991-07-31
Resigned
PARKES, Nicola Louise
secretary · resigned 1991-03-28
Resigned
PORTMAN, Richard Harry
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2018-11-27
Resigned
POWELL, Christopher Gary
secretary · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 1995-09-01
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2022-11-16
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-06 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
EAMES, Angela
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned
EDWARDS, Nicholas John
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-31 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Peter Talbot
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-07-30 · resigned 2008-12-29
Resigned
JUDD, Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
LATHBURY, Alan
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-02-06
Resigned
LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 2002-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (154 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21