22 STICKLEPATH HILL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04452983 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-31

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-10
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2025-02-12
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2024-02-09
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2023-01-27
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2022-01-13
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2021-01-18
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2020-01-15
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2019-02-07
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accounts · AA
2018-08-29
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officers · AP01
2018-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-08-29
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officers · TM01
2018-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-01
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GOULD, Lynsey Victoria appointed
director
2018-08-01
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MALCOLM, Brian, Dr resigned
director
2018-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-06
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accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-16
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accounts · AA
2003-07-02
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ELLIS, Anthony Richard resigned
director
2003-07-02
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MALCOLM, Brian, Dr appointed
director
2002-05-31
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Company incorporated
As 22 STICKLEPATH HILL LIMITED
2002-05-31
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MORRIS, Jonathan James appointed
secretary
2002-05-31
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HUXTABLE, Rodney appointed
director
2002-05-31
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MORRIS, Jonathan James appointed
director
2002-05-31
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ELLIS, Anthony Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+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

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Lynsey Victoria Gould Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/08/2018
Mr Jonathan James Morris Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mr Rodney Huxtable Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Dr Brian Malcolmceased 01/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2002-05-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 3

22 Sticklepath Hill

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 2BS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-13

Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MORRIS, Jonathan James→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-31

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Active

GOULD, Lynsey Victoria→

director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-01

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Active

HUXTABLE, Rodney→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-05-31

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Active

MORRIS, Jonathan James→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-31

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Active

ELLIS, Anthony Richard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2003-07-02

Resigned

MALCOLM, Brian, Dr→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2018-08-01

Resigned

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