STOUR VALLEY BEAGLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06643805 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-07-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£15k-£12k-£9k-£5k-£2k£1kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£-15.0k
Current assets—£1.2k
Net assets—£-15.0k
Average employees1—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    PRITCHARD, Andrew William George resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-14
    ➖
    WARD, Peter Every resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-10
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    TWIST, Andrew John, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-05-16
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    FINCH, Ian Drummond resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-07
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Andrew William George appointed
    director
  21. 2011-07-16
    ➕
    STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby appointed
    director
  22. 2011-07-16
    ➖
    KIDDLE, Arthur David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-07-16
    ➕
    FINCH, Ian Drummond appointed
    director
  24. 2011-07-16
    ➖
    WELLS, Martin Noble resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As STOUR VALLEY BEAGLES LIMITED
  26. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    KIDDLE, Arthur David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2008-07-11
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    WARD, Peter Every appointed
    director
  30. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    WELLS, Martin Noble appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Chapel Farm Fen Lane
Forward Green
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 5EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TWIST, Andrew John, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIDDLE, Arthur David→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-16
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2008-07-11
Resigned
FINCH, Ian Drummond→
director · ~89y · appointed 2011-07-16 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Andrew William George→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-07 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
WARD, Peter Every→
director · ~88y · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2023-06-14
Resigned
WELLS, Martin Noble→
director · ~89y · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-20