1860SHARON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13713128 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-29
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47760SIC 47760
- 47890SIC 47890
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 4 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2,259
Net assets shrinking
Down £231 YoY
Cash YoY
+435%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£214
↑ 435% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£809
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.3k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £809 | £1.0k |
| Cash | £214 | £40 |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £2.3k | £2.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-10➕HUTCHINGS, Dawn Wendy appointeddirector
- 2021-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 1860SHARON LTD
- 2021-10-29➕HUTCHINGS, Sharon Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-10-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sharon Marie Hutchings Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/10/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409
Registered office
29 Orchard Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 2DZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUTCHINGS, Dawn Wendy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTCHINGS, Sharon Marie→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-10-29
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-29