FIRWOOD COURT LIVERY STABLES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07419276 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-26
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRWOOD COURT LIVERY STABLES LTD
- 2010-10-26➕WHITING, Louise appointeddirector
- 2010-10-26➕WHITING, Steve appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Louise Whiting Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Steve Whiting Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621
Registered office
Firwood Court
Bullockstone Road
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 7NN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHITING, Louise→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-10-26
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WHITING, Steve→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-26
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Recent filings (30 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08