ANDREW HEXTALL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04774885 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£296.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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, 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, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £296,598
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£37k
Net Worth
£297k
Current Assets
£141k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £330.4k | — |
| Current assets | £140.9k | — |
| Cash | £36.8k | — |
| Debtors | £104.2k | — |
| Net assets | £296.6k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-30➖TURNER, Beverley resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-11📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-04-01➕TURNER, Beverley appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-08📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04AR01
- 2003-05-28➕HEXTALL, Helen Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-28➕HEXTALL, Andrew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2003-05-28➕HEXTALL, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-05-27➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-27➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW HEXTALL LIMITED
- 2003-05-22➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-22➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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 "HEXTALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Andrew Hextall Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2003-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities
Registered office
Riverside House 3 Place Farm
Wheathampstead
St. Albans
AL4 8SB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HEXTALL, Helen Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-05-28
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HEXTALL, Andrew, Dr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-28
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HEXTALL, Helen Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-05-28
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TURNER, Beverley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2022-11-30
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2003-05-27
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2003-05-27
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-04-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-28