13 SHAW STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08➕HENDERSON, Marggy appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08➖EDGE, Adam Daniel resigneddirector
- 2022-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-08-14➕EDGE, Heather Marie appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-14➕EDGE, Heather Marie appointeddirector
- 2004-08-14➖MARTIN, David resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-14➖MARTIN, David resigneddirector
- 2004-08-14➖MCCORMICK, John resigneddirector
- 2003-01-30➕MARTIN, David appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-30➖SWEENEY, Kim Carolyn resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-30➕MARTIN, David appointeddirector
- 2003-01-30➖SWEENEY, Kim Carolyn resigneddirector
- 1992-07-27➕SWEENEY, Kim Carolyn appointedsecretary
- 1992-07-27➖WILLIAMS, Dorothy Nesta resignedsecretary
- 1992-07-27➕MCCORMICK, John appointeddirector
- 1992-07-27➕SWEENEY, Kim Carolyn appointeddirector
- 1992-07-27➖WILLIAMS, Dorothy Nesta resigneddirector
- 1992-07-27➖WILLIAMS, Terence Richard resigneddirector
- 1990-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 13 SHAW STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1990-08-29➕EDGE, Adam Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Heather Marie Edge Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Marggy Henderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adam Daniel Edgeceased 08/12/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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