B.H.P. (NORHAM) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04459674 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £21,612
Net assets shrinking
Down £325 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£30k£45k£61k£76kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£23.0k£23.8k
Current assets£75.6k£75.4k
Cash£57.3k£61.6k
Debtors£18.0k£13.6k
Net assets£21.6k£21.9k

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

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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-04-14
    ➕
    KELLETT, Ailsa appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-14
    ➕
    MACKIE, Steven William appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As B.H.P. (NORHAM) LIMITED
  21. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    HASTIE, Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    KELLET, Stuart Pollock appointed
    director
  23. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-06-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-06-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Steven William Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting31/03/2023
Mr Stuart Pollock Kellett
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ailsa Kellettceased 05/04/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Ava Lodge, Castle Terrace
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HASTIE, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12
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Active
KELLET, Stuart Pollock→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-12
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Active
KELLETT, Ailsa→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-04-14
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Active
MACKIE, Steven William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-14
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-12
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-19