H PIGNEY & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04428587 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-30
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
  • 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,084,829
Cash YoY
+153%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£455k
↑ 153% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£258k£517k£775k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.13M£1.11M
Current assets£1.29M£1.22M
Cash£455.0k£180.2k
Debtors£345.3k£308.3k
Net assets£1.08M£1.06M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-23
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-14
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  5. 2024-05-13
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  6. 2023-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-07
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-26
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-09
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    PIGNEY, Ena resigned
    director
  11. 2020-09-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-21
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-05-21
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-04-30
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    PIGNEY, Anna Lenore appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-30
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    PIGNEY, Christopher William appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As H PIGNEY & SON LIMITED
  21. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    DENT, Isobel Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    PIGNEY, David Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    PIGNEY, Ena appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES 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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PIGNEY" — 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Christopher Pigney
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

C/O H Pigney & Son, Chapel
Street, Appleby-In-Westmorland
Cumbria
CA16 6QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

DENT, Isobel Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGNEY, Anna Lenore→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGNEY, Christopher William→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGNEY, David Christopher→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
PIGNEY, Ena→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2021-06-09
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04