250 STROUD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09011361 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£92.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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, 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 (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
55 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £92,709
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£93k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £92.7k | £58.6k |
| Current assets | £178.2k | £155.9k |
| Net assets | £92.7k | £58.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-31➖HEMMING, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-07-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-01➕HALIBURTON, Charles James appointeddirector
- 2019-06-26➕HALIBURTON, Joshua James Gordon appointeddirector
- 2019-06-25➖NEAL, Rachel resigneddirector
- 2019-01-18➖SECKER, Penelope May resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-31➖SECKER, Penelope May resigneddirector
- 2014-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 250 STROUD LIMITED
- 2014-04-25➕SECKER, Penelope May appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-25➕HEMMING, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2014-04-25➕NEAL, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➕SECKER, Penelope May appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles James Haliburton Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/05/2020 |
Mr John Anthony Hemming Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Penelope May Seckerceased 30/04/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Rachel Tonksceased 25/06/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
14 Walsall Road
Wednesbury
WS10 9JL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HALIBURTON, Charles James→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALIBURTON, Joshua James Gordon→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2019-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SECKER, Penelope May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2019-01-18
HEMMING, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2021-07-31
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2014-04-25
NEAL, Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2019-06-25
SECKER, Penelope May→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2018-12-31
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-10