HTW ACQUISITIONS 1 LTD

🌳Matureactive
07466844 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£191.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
47 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 £191,898
Net assets shrinking
Down £71,120 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£192k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£963k
↑ 160% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£193k£385k£578k£770k£963kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£191.9k£263.0k
Current assets£962.9k£370.0k
Net assets£191.9k£263.0k

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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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-09-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-09-17
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    HOLLAND, Charles James Trevenen appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-12-01
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    BROWN, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Douglas Alexander Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    JONES, Mark John Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    STANLEY, Paul Adrian resigned
    director
  23. 2010-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HTW ACQUISITIONS 1 LTD
  24. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Colin appointed
    director
  25. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    BROWN, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    BROWN, Douglas Alexander Edward appointed
    director
  27. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    JONES, Mark John Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    STANLEY, Paul Adrian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 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 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.)

Group structure

Htw Associates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Htw Associates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HTW ACQUISITIONS 1 LTD
This company · 07466844

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
Htw Associates Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/10/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Charles James Trevenen Hollandceased 06/10/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Colin Taylorceased 06/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

28 The Maltings
Roydon Road
Stanstead Abbotts
SG12 8HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOLLAND, Charles James Trevenen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Colin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
BROWN, Douglas Alexander Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
JONES, Mark John Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
STANLEY, Paul Adrian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-10-07