24 LANGTHORNE STREET LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08370256 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-22
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-11📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-25➕HENTSCHEL, Dirk Gunter appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24➖HORNE, Daniel Richard Washington resigneddirector
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24➕HORNE, Daniel Richard Washington appointeddirector
- 2020-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-21➖DE SELINCOURT, Andrea resigneddirector
- 2014-07-21➖DE SELINCOURT, Simon Wilford resigneddirector
- 2013-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 LANGTHORNE STREET LIMITED
- 2013-01-22➕DE REGT, Nathalie Maria appointeddirector
- 2013-01-22➕HAMPEL, Andrew Karl Ronald appointeddirector
- 2013-01-22➕DE SELINCOURT, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2013-01-22➕DE SELINCOURT, Simon Wilford appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Andrew Karl Hampel Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Greenhaven Works C/O Tobin Jones
Greenhaven Works, Radclive Rd
Gawcott
Bucks
MK18 5JB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
DE REGT, Nathalie Maria→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-01-22
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HAMPEL, Andrew Karl Ronald→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-22
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HENTSCHEL, Dirk Gunter→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-25
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DE SELINCOURT, Andrea→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-22 · resigned 2014-07-21
DE SELINCOURT, Simon Wilford→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-22 · resigned 2014-07-21
HORNE, Daniel Richard Washington→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-24 · resigned 2024-10-24
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Recent filings (36 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18