HUNSCOTE STUD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08252295 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-3.70M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,700,819

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£3.7m
Current Assets
£1.9m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-30
Total assets£1.40M
Current assets£1.89M
Cash£4.0k
Debtors£120.5k
Net assets£-3.70M

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-29
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-04
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-10-01
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-12-04
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-10
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2018-10-02
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As HUNSCOTE STUD LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Steven Miles appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Steven Miles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Miles Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Hunscote House
Hunscote Lane
Wellesbourne
Warwickshire
CV35 9EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Steven Miles→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-15
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SMITH, Lesley Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-10-15
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SMITH, Steven Miles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28