HAMPDEN CAPITAL PLC

🌳Matureactive

04174389 · plc · incorporated 2001-03-07

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (9 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-07-08
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2025-06-12
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2024-07-04
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2024-06-29
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2024-06-28
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STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Galloway Dunlop Du Roy De Blicquy, Lord resigned
director
2023-09-21
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2023-09-20
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STRATHCLYDE, Thomas Galloway Dunlop Du Roy De Blicquy, Lord appointed
director
2023-07-06
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2023-03-29
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HARRIS, Stephen James appointed
director
2023-03-29
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2023-01-31
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CRAWFORD-SMITH, Neil Leslie resigned
director
2023-01-31
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2022-06-10
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2022-04-08
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2022-02-21
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2021-06-21
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2021-04-20
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officers · CH01
2020-09-24
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2020-09-23
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OLIVER, Timothy Patrick Camroux resigned
director
2020-08-11
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officers · CH01
2020-07-01
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2020-07-01
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2020-06-29
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GILMOUR, Ewen Hamilton, Mr. resigned
director
2020-06-29
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WENTWORTH STANLEY, Nicholas Philip resigned
director
2020-06-08
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2018-03-28
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CAVANAGH, John Paul appointed
director
2017-09-01
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TURNER, George Donald appointed
director
2017-09-01
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CLEAVER, Hugh Richard resigned
director
2014-01-30
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WOOD, Alistair Thomas appointed
director
2011-09-22
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BROUGHAM, David Peter, The Hon resigned
director
2011-09-22
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OLIVER, James Michael Yorrick, Sir resigned
director
2010-09-09
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GARMOYLE, Hugh Sebastian, Viscount appointed
director
2010-01-20
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GILMOUR, Ewen Hamilton, Mr. appointed
director
2009-12-31
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HANBURY, Nigel John resigned
director
2009-09-23
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CLEAVER, Hugh Richard appointed
director
2008-09-03
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CRAWFORD-SMITH, Neil Leslie appointed
director
2008-07-09
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FRANCIS, John Edward Henry appointed
director
2007-12-10
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NUTTING, Peter Robert resigned
director
2007-05-04
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GRAY, Peter Francis resigned
director
2005-02-07
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CAMROUX-OLIVER, Charles Guy appointed
director
2005-02-07
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OLIVER, James Michael Yorrick, Sir appointed
director
2001-09-24
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BROUGHAM, David Peter, The Hon appointed
director
2001-09-24
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GRAY, Peter Francis appointed
director
2001-09-24
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HANBURY, Nigel John appointed
director
2001-09-24
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NUTTING, Peter Robert appointed
director
2001-09-24
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OLIVER, Timothy Patrick Camroux appointed
director
2001-09-20
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HAMPDEN LEGAL PLC appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-09-20
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DAVIES, Conrad Charles resigned
secretary
2001-05-16
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EVANS, Jeremy Richard Holt appointed
director
2001-05-16
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CARMEDY, Russell Thomas, Mr. resigned
director

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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

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Hampden Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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HAMPDEN CAPITAL PLC

This company · 04174389

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Hampden Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2001-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

5th Floor 40 Gracechurch Street

London

EC3V 0BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14