19 THE SPINNEY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06842110 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£236.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £236,251
Net assets shrinking
Down £140,208 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£236k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£75k£151k£226k£301k£376kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£960£59.5k
Current assets£1.1k£37.4k
Net assets£236.3k£376.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 THE SPINNEY LTD
  17. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    GILL, Claire Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    GILL, Claire Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    GILL, William Gerard appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-03-10
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-10
    ➖
    HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-08: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Patricia Gill
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr William Gerard Gill
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

19 The Spinney
Great Bookham
Leatherhead
KT23 3PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GILL, Claire Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-10
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Active
GILL, Claire Patricia→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-10
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Active
GILL, William Gerard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned
HURWORTH, Aderyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10