HIVE AND HONEY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14328772 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-31
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,587
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£21k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 294% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-20.1k | £-35.5k |
| Current assets | £10.4k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £-20.6k | £-36.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03➕TIMPERLEY, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs HIVE AND HONEY LIMITED
- 2022-08-31➕TURNER, Vanessa appointeddirector
- 2022-08-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Vanessa Turner Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/08/2022 |
Mr Thomas Myles Timperley Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/08/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
267 Wigan Road
Atherton
Manchester
M46 0QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TIMPERLEY, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Vanessa→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-31