HANNING 2016 LTD
🌳Matureactive
10010053 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£556.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £556,652
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,142 YoY
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£557k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£210k
↓ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £556.7k | £567.8k |
| Current assets | £210.3k | £221.4k |
| Cash | £6.4k | £5.5k |
| Debtors | £203.9k | £215.9k |
| Net assets | £556.7k | £567.8k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-12-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-31➖BROOKES, Ben Oliver resigneddirector
- 2021-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs HANNING 2016 LTD
- 2016-02-17➕BARNES, Timothy James appointeddirector
- 2016-02-17➕PAGE, Robert Joseph appointeddirector
- 2016-02-17➕BROOKES, Ben Oliver appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy James Barnes Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Joseph Page Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ben Oliver Brookesceased 19/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
1 Tape Street
Cheadle
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST10 1BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARNES, Timothy James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAGE, Robert Joseph→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKES, Ben Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-17 · resigned 2021-08-31
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-12-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-25