FEATHER AND THISTLE AT HOME LTD
- 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Opportunity 70/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FEATHER AND THISTLE AT HOME LTD
- 2020-04-29➕WORK, Laura Tracy appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29➕WORK, Sean Sinclair appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-09-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Laura Tracy Work Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/04/2020 |
Mr Sean Sinclair Work Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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