PENN HAVEN (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.4k | £26.7k |
| Current assets | £6.2k | £5.3k |
| Cash | £626 | £245 |
| Debtors | £5.6k | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £27.4k | £26.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-09➕ROBERTSON, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-02➖BRIGHTWELL, Mary-Anne Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2026-02-02➖GREER, Polyxeni Lydia resigneddirector
- 2025-10-14➖PRICE, Richard Allen resigneddirector
- 2025-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28➕BRIGHTWELL, Mary-Anne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24➖LEOPARD, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2020-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-01➕ROBERTSON, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-01➖NET MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-10-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-11-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-17➖HOY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-12-15➕LEOPARD, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21➖POULTON, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2016-05-03➕PRICE, Richard Allen appointeddirector
- 2016-05-01➖SETH, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2016-02-06➖PRICE, Janet Dorothy resigneddirector
- 2015-12-01➖D&N MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-12-01➕NET MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-09➖GELLER, Lawrence Anthony resigneddirector
- 2015-09-01➖KITCHING, Monica Mary resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-01➕D&N MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-12-28➕GRAHAME, Mark Garland appointeddirector
- 2014-12-28➕SETH, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2014-11-14➖GRAHAME, James Scott resigneddirector
- 2013-11-28➖FINLAY, John Livingstone resigneddirector
- 2012-09-03➖PENDRILL-CHARLES, Winifred Jean resigneddirector
- 2011-05-10➖DALY, Catherine Maria resigneddirector
- 2011-01-26➕GREER, Polyxeni Lydia appointeddirector
- 2010-06-14➕D&N MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-06-14➖D&N MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-02-11➕KITCHING, Monica Mary appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-11➖WILSON, Vilma Dawn resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-21➕WILSON, Vilma Dawn appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-15➖DOBBS, Justin Mark resignedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BRIGHTWELL, Mary-Anne Elizabeth resigned 2026-02-02; GREER, Polyxeni Lydia resigned 2026-02-02; PRICE, Richard Allen resigned 2025-10-14
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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