THE HONEYMOON COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC357770 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-10➕THOM, Stuart William appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs THE HONEYMOON COMPANY LIMITED
- 2009-04-03➕THOM, Louise Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Louise Jane Thom Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2016 |
Mr Stuart William Thom Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · FK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTTISH BUILDING FEDERATION→ SC354581 · est 2009 | — | — | £380.9k | — | 17y | 83 | 68y |
| ALLOA FIRST LIMITED→ SC353754 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | 81 | 79y |
| CLACKS FIRST LIMITED→ SC344868 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 100 | 17y | 81 | 66y |
| DICKSON, MIDDLETON & CO. LIMITED→ SC176158 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 81 | 61y |
| FRIENDS OF KINGS PARK, STIRLING LIMITED→ SC325914 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 81 | 78y |
| SELF ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC176153 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 81 | 61y |
| AIRPORT TRANSFERS FALKIRK LTD.→ SC387399 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 15y | 80 | 60y |
| CALLANDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD→ SC249970 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 80 | 83y |
| DRIVING FORCE - SPORTS ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC179655 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 0 | 28y | 80 | 67y |
| TOP TABLE PHOTOGRAPHY LLP→ SO305337 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| TOPCOM HOLDINGS LP→ SL029523 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| U.K. FUELINE LIMITED→ SC111994 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
31 St. Ninians Road
Stirling
FK8 2HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THOM, Louise Jane→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2009-04-03
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THOM, Stuart William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-12-10
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-20