A. HISSEY & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01684602 · ltd · incorporated 1982-12-07

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£61.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £61,223

Cash YoY

+29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£135k

↑ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£61k

↑ 75% YoY

Current Assets

£153k

↑ 25% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£70.5k	£37.8k
Current assets	£153.4k	£122.3k
Cash	£134.9k	£104.5k
Net assets	£61.2k	£35.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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2023-06-13
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2022-05-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-17
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accounts · AA
2020-04-03
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accounts · AA
2019-04-02
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accounts · AA
2018-07-24
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accounts · AA
2018-01-08
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2018-01-08
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2018-01-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-10-12
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2017-10-12
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officers · CH03
2017-07-10
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accounts · AA
2017-04-13
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BELL, Ewan David resigned
director
2017-04-13
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BELL, Suzanne Claire resigned
director
2017-04-13
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HISSEY, David resigned
director
2017-04-13
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HISSEY, Pamela resigned
director
2017-04-13
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officers · TM01
2015-01-01
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HISSEY, David appointed
director
2015-01-01
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HISSEY, Pamela appointed
director
2014-01-17
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HISSEY, David Francis resigned
director
2014-01-17
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HISSEY, Rebecca Lynn resigned
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Maxine Sue appointed
secretary
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Ian Alfred appointed
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Maxine Sue appointed
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Pamela resigned
secretary
2013-04-06
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BELL, Ewan David appointed
director
2013-04-06
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BELL, Suzanne Claire appointed
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, David Francis appointed
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, David resigned
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Pamela resigned
director
2013-04-06
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HISSEY, Rebecca Lynn appointed
director
1982-12-07
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Company incorporated
As A. HISSEY & SON LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HISSEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Alfred Hissey Individual · English · DOB 07/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2018
Mrs Maxine Sue Hissey Individual · English · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2018

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

Incorporated1982-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Turbine Garage

Stone Road

Hanford

Stoke On Trent

ST4 8NJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HISSEY, Maxine Sue→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-06

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Active

HISSEY, Ian Alfred→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-06

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Active

HISSEY, Maxine Sue→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-06

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Active

HISSEY, Pamela→

secretary · resigned 2013-04-06

Resigned

BELL, Ewan David→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

BELL, Suzanne Claire→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

HISSEY, David→

director · ~80y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

HISSEY, David Francis→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2014-01-17

Resigned

HISSEY, David→

director · ~80y · resigned 2013-04-06

Resigned

HISSEY, Pamela→

director · ~75y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

HISSEY, Pamela→

director · ~75y · resigned 2013-04-06

Resigned

HISSEY, Rebecca Lynn→

director · ~46y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2014-01-17

Resigned

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