STERLING PEAK HOLDINGS LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-27 | 2024-02-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.8k | £40.8k |
| Current assets | £46.7k | £46.7k |
| Cash | £44.6k | £44.6k |
| Debtors | £2.1k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £-9.2k | £-9.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 4 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 dissolution
- • 4 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-20📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-07📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2022-04-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-03-23📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-22➕BEGLEY, Ivor appointeddirector
- 2021-10-22➖BELLIS, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02➖WAKELY, David Sidney resigneddirector
- 2019-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs STERLING PEAK HOLDINGS LTD
- 2019-02-19➕BELLIS, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-02-19➕WAKELY, David Sidney appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-21: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ivor Begley Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Robert Bellisceased 22/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Sidney Wakelyceased 02/10/2019· 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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