BAY HORSE INN(HEREFORD) LTD

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07416245 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-22
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£443
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £443
Net assets shrinking
Down £768 YoY
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£443
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£12k£19k£25k£31kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£64.1k£66.4k
Current assets£31.2k£27.7k
Cash£19.5k£13.9k
Debtors£6.7k£8.9k
Net assets£443£1.2k

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

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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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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  2. 2024-12-04
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  3. 2024-07-30
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  4. 2023-07-27
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  5. 2022-07-12
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  6. 2021-07-30
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  7. 2020-10-30
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  8. 2019-07-30
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  9. 2018-11-05
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    SEXTON, Agnes resigned
    director
  10. 2018-11-05
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  11. 2018-07-27
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  12. 2017-07-18
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  13. 2016-07-20
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  14. 2015-12-05
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  15. 2015-12-04
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    SEXTON, Thomas Alexander resigned
    director
  16. 2015-10-28
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  17. 2015-08-12
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  18. 2015-08-01
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    SEXTON, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2010-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BAY HORSE INN(HEREFORD) LTD
  20. 2010-10-22
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    SEXTON, Stuart Neil appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-22
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    SEXTON, Agnes appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-22
    ➕
    SEXTON, Thomas Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Neil Sexton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Sexton
Individual · English · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

236 Kings Acre Road
Hereford
HR4 0SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SEXTON, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEXTON, Stuart Neil→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEXTON, Agnes→
director · ~96y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2018-11-05
Resigned
SEXTON, Thomas Alexander→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2015-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-30