STRAND HANSON SECURITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03673995 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-11-07
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  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-16
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    EVANS, Richard David resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-06-27
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    EVANS, Richard David appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-06-27
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    SPINNEY, James Leyland resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-10-15
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    RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-17
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    HARRIS, James Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-17
    ➖
    ROOTS, Christopher Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-04-17
    ➕
    SPINNEY, James Leyland appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-17
    ➖
    FENHALLS, Richard Dorian resigned
    director
  24. 2009-04-17
    ➖
    WELMAN, Jo Mark Pole resigned
    director
  25. 2007-09-04
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    FENHALLS, Richard Dorian appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-04
    ➖
    HARRIS, James Scott resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-04
    ➖
    RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John resigned
    director
  28. 2007-09-04
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    WELMAN, Jo Mark Pole appointed
    director
  29. 2006-02-28
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    RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-02-28
    ➕
    ROOTS, Christopher Peter appointed
    secretary
  31. 2006-02-28
    ➕
    HARRIS, James Scott appointed
    director
  32. 2006-02-28
    ➕
    RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John appointed
    director
  33. 2006-02-28
    ➖
    ROOTS, Christopher Peter resigned
    director
  34. 2006-02-20
    ➖
    GARTON, Susan resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-08-18
    ➖
    CROLY, Clare Margaret resigned
    secretary
  37. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    GARTON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As STRAND HANSON SECURITIES LIMITED
  39. 1998-11-23
    ➕
    CROLY, Clare Margaret appointed
    secretary
  40. 1998-11-23
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1998-11-23
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1998-11-23
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    ROOTS, Christopher Peter appointed
    director
  43. 1998-11-23
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1998-11-23
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 17 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Strand Hanson Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Strand Hanson Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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STRAND HANSON SECURITIES LIMITED
This company · 03673995

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
Strand Hanson Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

26 Mount Row
London
W1K 3SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

HARRIS, James Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROLY, Clare Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2004-08-18
Resigned
EVANS, Richard David→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2019-01-16
Resigned
GARTON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2006-02-20
Resigned
RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
ROOTS, Christopher Peter→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned 2009-04-17
Resigned
SPINNEY, James Leyland→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-17 · resigned 2013-06-27
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 1998-11-23
Resigned
FENHALLS, Richard Dorian→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2009-04-17
Resigned
HARRIS, James Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned
RAGGETT, Simon Thomas John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned
ROOTS, Christopher Peter→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
WELMAN, Jo Mark Pole→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2009-04-17
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-23 · resigned 1998-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-01-16