SOUTHERN HOSPICE TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07157835 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-15
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
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-19
    ➕
    PALMA, Stuart Geoffrey Colin appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-19
    ➖
    JUPP, Rebecca Julie resigned
    director
  5. 2026-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2026-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-02-12
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2026-02-04
    ➕
    JUPP, Rebecca Julie appointed
    director
  11. 2026-02-04
    ➖
    JUPP, Rebecca Julie resigned
    director
  12. 2026-02-02
    ➖
    DIXON, Julie resigned
    secretary
  13. 2025-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    JUPP, Rebecca Julie appointed
    director
  15. 2025-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-07-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-06-30
    ➖
    HEADLEY, John Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2025-02-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-03-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Steven Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2024-02-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-02-14
    ➖
    GODSMARK, Martin Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2024-02-14
    ➕
    HEADLEY, John Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2023-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2023-05-03
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  28. 2023-05-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  29. 2023-04-21
    ➕
    DIXON, Julie appointed
    secretary
  30. 2023-04-21
    ➖
    SINGH, Nicole Sharon resigned
    secretary
  31. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  32. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  33. 2021-02-02
    ➕
    SINGH, Nicole Sharon appointed
    secretary
  34. 2020-06-23
    ➖
    CAUNHYE, Max resigned
    secretary
  35. 2020-06-23
    ➖
    CAUNHYE, Max resigned
    director
  36. 2019-01-10
    ➕
    GODSMARK, Martin Richard appointed
    director
  37. 2019-01-10
    ➖
    LOWSON, Hugh Alasdair resigned
    director
  38. 2018-12-18
    ➕
    CAUNHYE, Max appointed
    director
  39. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    JEFFS, Graham Alan resigned
    director
  40. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    WOLSTENHOLME, Tom Vincent resigned
    director
  41. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    CAUNHYE, Max appointed
    secretary
  42. 2014-11-06
    ➖
    LOWSON, Hugh Alasdair resigned
    secretary
  43. 2014-06-26
    ➖
    GIBB, Kate resigned
    secretary
  44. 2014-06-26
    ➕
    LOWSON, Hugh Alasdair appointed
    secretary
  45. 2013-02-13
    ➖
    DELAMERE, Peter resigned
    director
  46. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    GIBB, Kate appointed
    secretary
  47. 2011-02-18
    ➖
    BRITTON, Rosalind Joan resigned
    director
  48. 2010-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SOUTHERN HOSPICE TRADING LIMITED
  49. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    BRITTON, Rosalind Joan appointed
    director
  50. 2010-02-15
    ➕
    DELAMERE, Peter appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DIXON, Julie resigned 2026-02-02; HEADLEY, John Christopher resigned 2025-06-30; JUPP, Rebecca Julie resigned 2026-04-19

Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-02-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Southern Hospice Group is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Southern Hospice Group
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
SOUTHERN HOSPICE TRADING LIMITED
This company · 07157835

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
Southern Hospice Group
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

St Barnabas House Titnore Lane
Goring-By-Sea
Worthing
West Sussex
BN12 6NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

JOHNSON, Steven Robert→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMA, Stuart Geoffrey Colin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAUNHYE, Max→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2020-06-23
Resigned
DIXON, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2023-04-21 · resigned 2026-02-02
Resigned
GIBB, Kate→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2014-06-26
Resigned
LOWSON, Hugh Alasdair→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2014-11-06
Resigned
SINGH, Nicole Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-02 · resigned 2023-04-21
Resigned
BRITTON, Rosalind Joan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned
CAUNHYE, Max→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-18 · resigned 2020-06-23
Resigned
DELAMERE, Peter→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2013-02-13
Resigned
GODSMARK, Martin Richard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-01-10 · resigned 2024-02-14
Resigned
HEADLEY, John Christopher→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-02-14 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
JEFFS, Graham Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
JUPP, Rebecca Julie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-02-04 · resigned 2026-04-19
Resigned
JUPP, Rebecca Julie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned
LOWSON, Hugh Alasdair→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2019-01-10
Resigned
WOLSTENHOLME, Tom Vincent→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-06