TRENTEX HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03522099 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-04
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 27.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 27.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,026,446
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£154k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£205k£411k£616k£821k£1.0mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.05M£1.05M
Current assets£180.4k£160.8k
Cash£154.2k£150.1k
Debtors£26.2k£10.7k
Net assets£1.03M£1.02M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
    ➖
    BARKER, Beryl Margaret resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-08-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-08-16
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Craig Eric appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-16
    ➖
    MILLWARD, Eric resigned
    director
  13. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-12-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2021-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2021-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-11-29
    ➖
    STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Harold resigned
    director
  24. 2013-09-03
    ➖
    DALE, George Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    BISSELL, Christopher David resigned
    director
  26. 2005-06-21
    ➖
    BARKER, John resigned
    director
  27. 1999-01-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1998-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    COLCLOUGH, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  30. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Beryl Margaret appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-06-09
    ➖
    GODFREY, Paul Edmund resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    BARKER, John appointed
    director
  33. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    BISSELL, Christopher David appointed
    director
  34. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    DALE, George Peter appointed
    director
  35. 1998-06-09
    ➖
    EDWARDS, John Michael resigned
    nominee-director
  36. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Harold appointed
    director
  37. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Eric appointed
    director
  38. 1998-06-09
    ➕
    STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph appointed
    director
  39. 1998-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRENTEX HOLDINGS LIMITED
  40. 1998-03-04
    ➕
    GODFREY, Paul Edmund appointed
    nominee-secretary
  41. 1998-03-04
    ➕
    EDWARDS, John Michael appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Eric Millward
Individual · English · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/08/2022
Mr Nicholas David Colclough
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Eric Millwardceased 16/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1998-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 1 Etruria Works
Garner Street Etruria
Stoke On Trent
ST4 7AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

COLCLOUGH, Nicholas David→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLWARD, Craig Eric→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Beryl Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2024-06-20
Resigned
GODFREY, Paul Edmund→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1998-06-09
Resigned
BARKER, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-21
Resigned
BISSELL, Christopher David→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
DALE, George Peter→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2013-09-03
Resigned
EDWARDS, John Michael→
nominee-director · ~87y · appointed 1998-03-04 · resigned 1998-06-09
Resigned
JOHNSON, Harold→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
MILLWARD, Eric→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2022-08-16
Resigned
STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2016-11-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property19/01/199914/12/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/12/199814/12/2021

Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14