FRIENDS OF LANHERNE POUND HOUSE

🌳Matureactive
08202161 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11030
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,247

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£7.2k£7.1k
Current assets£1.1k£683
Net assets£7.2k£7.1k

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

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-17
    ➖
    WHITTINGTON, Mary resigned
    director
  6. 2023-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-09-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-08-23
    ➕
    JACOBI, Peta Merryn appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    STEIN, Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    WALKER, Eugenie Rose appointed
    director
  21. 2017-07-18
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Keith, Professor resigned
    director
  22. 2017-07-18
    ➖
    JELLY, Graham Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2016-05-26
    ➖
    HAWKEY, Stephen Geoffrey resigned
    director
  24. 2012-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As FRIENDS OF LANHERNE POUND HOUSE
  25. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Keith, Professor appointed
    director
  26. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    HAWKEY, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
    director
  27. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    JELLY, Graham Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    WHITTINGTON, Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Stein
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/10/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Mary Whittingtonceased 07/10/2019· board control
  • Mr Graham Peter Jellyceased 18/07/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11030 — SIC 11030

Registered office

St Johns
St Mawgan
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

JACOBI, Peta Merryn→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEIN, Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Eugenie Rose→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Keith, Professor→
director · ~84y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned
HAWKEY, Stephen Geoffrey→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2016-05-26
Resigned
JELLY, Graham Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned
WHITTINGTON, Mary→
director · ~97y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07