THE TWA HENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC477085 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-08

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-10-03
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GUNSTONE, Jonathan David Mylchreest appointed
secretary
2020-01-17
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GUNSTONE, Barbara Ann appointed
director
2020-01-17
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GUNSTONE, Elzbieta Dorota appointed
director
2020-01-17
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GUNSTONE, Jonathan David Mylchreest appointed
director
2020-01-17
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HOWIE, Jane resigned
director
2020-01-17
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LOGAN, Karen Lesley resigned
director
2020-01-17
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2014-05-08
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Company incorporated
As THE TWA HENS LIMITED
2014-05-08
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HOWIE, Jane appointed
director
2014-05-08
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LOGAN, Karen Lesley appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elzbieta Dorota Gunstone Individual · Polish · DOB 06/1985 · age 41	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/01/2020
Mrs Barbara Ann Gunstone Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/01/2020
Mr Jonathan David Mylchreest Gunstone Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/01/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Jane Howieceased 17/01/2020· 25-50% shares
Mrs Karen Lesley Loganceased 17/01/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2014-05-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

273 High Street

Leslie

Fife

KY6 3AX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GUNSTONE, Jonathan David Mylchreest→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-17

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GUNSTONE, Barbara Ann→

director · ~73y · appointed 2020-01-17

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Active

GUNSTONE, Elzbieta Dorota→

director · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-17

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Active

GUNSTONE, Jonathan David Mylchreest→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-01-17

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Active

HOWIE, Jane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2020-01-17

Resigned

LOGAN, Karen Lesley→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2020-01-17

Resigned

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