4 AND 4A LITTLE HYDE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05201434 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-10

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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

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Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-05-03
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2025-04-26
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2023-04-21
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2022-04-21
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2021-05-05
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accounts · AA
2021-05-03
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2020-11-10
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officers · AP01
2020-11-09
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GRATTAN, Carol appointed
secretary
2020-11-09
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GRATTAN, Carol Patricia appointed
director
2020-11-09
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LAW, Stuart Michael resigned
secretary
2020-11-09
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LAW, Stuart Michael resigned
director
2020-11-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-09
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officers · TM01
2020-11-09
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officers · AP03
2020-11-09
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officers · TM02
2020-04-25
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accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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2019-08-21
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2019-08-21
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officers · AP01
2019-08-21
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officers · TM01
2019-08-16
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LAW, Stuart Michael appointed
secretary
2019-08-16
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SAUL, Deborah resigned
secretary
2019-08-16
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LAW, Stuart Michael appointed
director
2019-08-16
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SAUL, Deborah resigned
director
2019-03-15
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PANAYI, Andreana appointed
director
2019-03-15
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MARTIN, Jamie Holmes resigned
director
2019-01-10
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MARTIN, Jamie Holmes appointed
director
2014-08-18
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GANNON, Stuart resigned
director
2013-07-31
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GANNON, Stuart appointed
director
2013-06-13
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FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth resigned
director
2006-11-22
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FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2006-11-22
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SAUL, Deborah appointed
secretary
2006-03-21
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DEVONPORT, Christine Angela resigned
secretary
2006-03-21
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FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2006-03-21
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FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth appointed
director
2006-03-21
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HACKETT, Stacy resigned
director
2005-10-28
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HOLMES, Roger resigned
director
2005-10-19
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ROCHFORD ASSOCIATES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-10-05
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DEVONPORT, Christine Angela appointed
secretary
2004-08-12
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-12
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2004-08-10
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Company incorporated
As 4 AND 4A LITTLE HYDE COMPANY LIMITED
2004-08-10
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-10
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ROCHFORD ASSOCIATES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-08-10
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HACKETT, Stacy appointed
director
2004-08-10
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HOLMES, Roger appointed
director
2004-08-10
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SAUL, Deborah appointed
director
2004-08-10
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Carol Patricia Grattan Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control · trust interest · firm interest	09/11/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stuart Michael Lawceased 10/11/2020· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Miss Deborah Saulceased 16/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

Incorporated2004-08-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Little Hyde

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG2 9RP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

GRATTAN, Carol→

secretary · appointed 2020-11-09

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Active

GRATTAN, Carol Patricia→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-09

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Active

PANAYI, Andreana→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-03-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEVONPORT, Christine Angela→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-05 · resigned 2006-03-21

Resigned

FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-21 · resigned 2006-11-22

Resigned

LAW, Stuart Michael→

secretary · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2020-11-09

Resigned

SAUL, Deborah→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2019-08-16

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2004-08-12

Resigned

ROCHFORD ASSOCIATES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2005-10-19

Resigned

FLYNN, Nicola Elizabeth→

director · ~49y · appointed 2006-03-21 · resigned 2013-06-13

Resigned

GANNON, Stuart→

director · ~39y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2014-08-18

Resigned

HACKETT, Stacy→

director · ~48y · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2006-03-21

Resigned

HOLMES, Roger→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2005-10-28

Resigned

LAW, Stuart Michael→

director · ~34y · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2020-11-09

Resigned

MARTIN, Jamie Holmes→

director · ~40y · appointed 2019-01-10 · resigned 2019-03-15

Resigned

SAUL, Deborah→

director · ~53y · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2019-08-16

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2004-08-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-04-26

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2024-08-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

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2023-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-07

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accounts · AA

2022-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-05-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-05-03

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officers · AP01

2020-11-10

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2020-11-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-11-09