BRAND STAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07841207 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-09
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
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  4. 2022-09-23
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  5. 2021-09-10
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  6. 2020-08-12
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  7. 2019-09-11
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  8. 2018-09-26
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  9. 2017-09-29
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  10. 2016-10-06
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  11. 2016-09-21
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  12. 2016-09-21
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  13. 2015-11-25
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  14. 2015-08-21
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  15. 2015-05-06
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  16. 2015-05-05
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    WHITHAM, Christine resigned
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  17. 2011-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAND STAND LIMITED
  18. 2011-11-09
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    HUNT, Hayley Christina appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-09
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    HUNT, Matthew Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-09
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    WHITHAM, Christine appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Matthew Richard Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Hayley Christina Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

Bishopstone
36 Crescent Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HUNT, Hayley Christina→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-11-09
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Active
HUNT, Matthew Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-11-09
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Active
WHITHAM, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2025-07-31
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2024-11-11
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2024-09-24
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2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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2022-11-09
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2022-09-23
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2021-11-25
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2021-09-10
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2020-11-09
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2020-08-12
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2019-11-19
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2019-09-11
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2018-11-09