A.HOLDEN'S LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04404022 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£461.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £461,461
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£439k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£461k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£536k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £461.5k | £390.8k |
| Current assets | £535.8k | £417.9k |
| Cash | £439.0k | £291.7k |
| Debtors | £43.9k | £79.5k |
| Net assets | £461.5k | £390.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-30➕NICHOLSON, Kaylam appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-02➖MOXHAM, Tonie resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-04-10➖HOLDEN, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-10➕MOXHAM, Tonie appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A.HOLDEN'S LIMITED
- 2002-03-26➕HOLDEN, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-03-26➕HOLDEN, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-26➕HORNBY, John Fleet appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-26➖HORNBY, John Fleet resignedsecretary
- 2002-03-26➕HORNBY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2002-03-26➖HORNBY, Paul resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "HOLDEN" — 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Holden Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Holdenceased 31/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
87 School Street
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HOLDEN, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICHOLSON, Kaylam→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDEN, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-04-10
HORNBY, John Fleet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26
MOXHAM, Tonie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2013-07-02
HORNBY, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/01/2007 | 26/06/2023 |
Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28