STAMFORD HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11626236 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-06-18
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  3. 2025-10-14
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  4. 2025-10-14
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  5. 2025-10-14
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  6. 2025-10-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-10-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-10-23
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-03-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2024-03-22
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2023-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-11-24
    MONGER, Nicholas Ian resigned
    director
  16. 2023-11-01
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2023-11-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-06-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-06-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2023-03-10
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2023-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2022-10-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2022-10-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  25. 2021-12-15
    BURNEY, Martin John resigned
    director
  26. 2021-02-26
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  27. 2018-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STAMFORD HOLDINGS LIMITED
  28. 2018-10-16
    FIRMAGER, David Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2018-10-16
    FIRMAGER, Patrick appointed
    director
  30. 2018-10-16
    HALL, Jonathan Ashley appointed
    director
  31. 2018-10-16
    BURNEY, Martin John appointed
    director
  32. 2018-10-16
    MONGER, Nicholas Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-10-14: legacy

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-06-18: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-06-18: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Firmager
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting16/10/2018
Mr David Peter Firmager
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies

Registered office

Units 3 J,K,L,M Hudson Road Saxby Road Ind. Estate
Melton Mowbray
Leicester
LE13 1BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FIRMAGER, David Peter
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
FIRMAGER, Patrick
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
HALL, Jonathan Ashley
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-16
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Active
BURNEY, Martin John
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-16 · resigned 2021-12-15
Resigned
MONGER, Nicholas Ian
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-16 · resigned 2023-11-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property28/10/2022
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge26/02/202110/03/2023
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Recent filings (53 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-06-18
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-10-14
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-10-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-22