HOLSTENS UK TRADING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10439287 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£628.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 84). 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £628,028
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£206k
Net Worth
£628k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £959.0k | — |
| Current assets | £1.00M | — |
| Cash | £206.4k | — |
| Debtors | £94.8k | — |
| Net assets | £628.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-27📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLSTENS UK TRADING LTD
- 2016-10-20➕HOLSTEN, Richard Henry appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20➕HOLSTEN, Robert Heath appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLSTEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 84 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Henry Holsten Individual · Australian · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/08/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Heath Holstenceased 20/08/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2X (UK) LIMITED→ 15096681 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| INSIGHTBRIDGE ULTIMATE LTD→ 16835312 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTER EURO LTD→ 15599420 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| INTEREUROPE FOODS LTD.→ 02894292 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| J & K CONFECTIONERY LIMITED→ 05344654 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| J. & G. TWIST (RETAIL) LIMITED→ 03290942 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
17 Pit Hey Place
West Pimbo Industrial Estate
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOLSTEN, Richard Henry→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLSTEN, Robert Heath→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2016-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21