269 HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13435642 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47791
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £129,248
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
Net Worth
£129k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £10.2k | — |
| Net assets | £129.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 269 HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-06-03➕ESSEX, Jane Clare appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-03➕ESSEX, Jane Clare appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03➕LAMBOURN, Nicholas John Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
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 70 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas John Edward Lambourn Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/06/2021 |
Ms Jane Clare Essex Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/06/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47791 — SIC 47791
Registered office
2nd Floor, Maritime Place Quayside
Chatham Maritime
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4QZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ESSEX, Jane Clare→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMBOURN, Nicholas John Edward→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08