A. A. HOLMES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10085890 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-25
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-09➕KEARSEY, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-07➕HOLMES, Antony Arthur Leigh appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-02➖CAMPBELL, Sarah Macleay resigneddirector
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-30➕CAMPBELL, Sarah Macleay appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30➖YUNG BICKNELL, Lili resigneddirector
- 2021-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A. A. HOLMES LIMITED
- 2016-03-25➕PERRY, Kate appointeddirector
- 2016-03-25➕YUNG BICKNELL, Lili appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLMES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Kate Perry Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lili Yung Bicknellceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2016-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Croft House
Childswickham Road
Broadway
Worcestershire
WR12 7HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HOLMES, Antony Arthur Leigh→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2022-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEARSEY, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Sarah Macleay→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-30 · resigned 2022-02-02
YUNG BICKNELL, Lili→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2021-04-30
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-07