CLASSIC BLOODSTOCK & EQUINE LTD

🌱Startupactive
16646166 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-23
    OLIVE, Cathy appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC BLOODSTOCK & EQUINE LTD
  5. 2025-08-12
    EDWARDS, Mark William appointed
    director
  6. 2025-08-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark William Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2025

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
Incorporated2025-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Swiss House Beckingham Street
Tolleshunt Major
Maldon
Essex
CM9 8LZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EDWARDS, Mark William
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-08-12
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Active
OLIVE, Cathy
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-04-23
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-12