HARTPURY HERITAGE TRUST

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03522981 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-03-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11030
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11070SIC 11070
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,206,940
Net assets shrinking
Down £53,141 YoY
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£212k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£252k£504k£756k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.21M£1.26M
Current assets£211.8k£201.4k
Cash£55.3k£36.1k
Debtors£140.6k£148.7k
Net assets£1.21M£1.26M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-05
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    CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-05
    ➖
    MCGHEE, Mary Rose resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-23
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    FRENCH, Stephen William appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-05-20
    ➖
    EVANS, John Griffiths, Reverend Canon resigned
    director
  17. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-22
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    address · AD01
  20. 2010-08-24
    ➕
    BAILEY, Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2004-01-21
    ➕
    DRURY, Pauline appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-30
    ➖
    PARHAM, Dennis Hamilton resigned
    director
  23. 2000-03-01
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget appointed
    director
  24. 1998-09-29
    ➕
    EVANS, John Griffiths, Reverend Canon appointed
    director
  25. 1998-09-29
    ➕
    MCGHEE, Mary Rose appointed
    director
  26. 1998-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HARTPURY HERITAGE TRUST
  27. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, James Roger appointed
    director
  29. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    PARHAM, Dennis Hamilton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget resigned 2025-11-05; MCGHEE, Mary Rose resigned 2025-11-05

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030

Registered office

Hartpury Orchard Centre Blackwells End
Hartpury
Gloucester
GL19 3DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-06
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Active
BAILEY, Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-08-24
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Active
CHAPMAN, James Roger→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRURY, Pauline→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENCH, Stephen William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Holly Bridget→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
EVANS, John Griffiths, Reverend Canon→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-09-29 · resigned 2019-05-20
Resigned
MCGHEE, Mary Rose→
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-09-29 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
PARHAM, Dennis Hamilton→
director · ~105y · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 2003-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-23