ST MICHAEL`S HOSPICE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07039211 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2023-01-06
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  5. 2023-01-06
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  6. 2022-12-08
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  7. 2022-12-08
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  8. 2021-12-22
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  9. 2021-12-22
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  10. 2021-12-22
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  11. 2021-12-09
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  12. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-16
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-16
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-10-15
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    TEAGUE, David Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-07
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-09-25
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    NAIRN, George Barclay resigned
    director
  19. 2019-07-29
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-07-15
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    GATES, Roger David resigned
    director
  21. 2019-07-15
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    PAYNE, Brian Ernest resigned
    director
  22. 2012-03-07
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    GLOVER, Alastair James Lochore appointed
    director
  23. 2011-08-03
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    GREENWOOD, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  24. 2010-10-26
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    GATES, Roger David appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-26
    ➕
    PAYNE, Brian Ernest appointed
    director
  26. 2009-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ST MICHAEL`S HOSPICE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2009-10-13
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2009-10-13
    ➕
    NAIRN, George Barclay appointed
    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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

St Michael's Hospice (Incorporating The Freda Pearce Foundation) is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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St Michael's Hospice (Incorporating The Freda Pearce Foundation)
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ST MICHAEL`S HOSPICE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 07039211

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
St Michael's Hospice (Incorporating The Freda Pearce Foundation)
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/10/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

St Michael's Hospice
Bartestree
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 4HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GLOVER, Alastair James Lochore→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEAGUE, David Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GATES, Roger David→
director · ~88y · appointed 2010-10-26 · resigned 2019-07-15
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Patricia Ann→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2011-08-03
Resigned
NAIRN, George Barclay→
director · ~88y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned
PAYNE, Brian Ernest→
director · ~88y · appointed 2010-10-26 · resigned 2019-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-01-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-12-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-12-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-12-22