A. HOSIE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04375075 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
0
filings
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-02-27
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    HOSIE, Malin Camilla, Mrs. appointed
    director
  17. 2015-02-27
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    HOSIE, Angela Vickers resigned
    director
  18. 2002-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A. HOSIE LIMITED
  19. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    HOSIE, Aron Matthew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    HOSIE, Aron Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-02-15
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    HOSIE, Angela Vickers appointed
    director
  24. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-02-15
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOSIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Aron Matthew Hosie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs. Malin Camilla Hosie
Individual · Swedish · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

14 Jordons Brook
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5FR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOSIE, Aron Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOSIE, Aron Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOSIE, Malin Camilla, Mrs.→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-15
Resigned
HOSIE, Angela Vickers→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23