HUTTON + ROSTRON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02319817 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-21

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 33.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 33.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	3400

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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MARRIOTT, Matthew Giles Thomas appointed
director
2024-10-14
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DETCHEPARE, Nicolas Louis resigned
director
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-06-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-10
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TRAVERS, Andrew appointed
director
2023-11-28
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capital · SH01
2023-11-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-02
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GOODWIN, Jason Richard appointed
director
2023-10-02
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HARPER, Nicholas appointed
director
2023-10-02
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GRIEVE, Caroline resigned
secretary
2023-10-02
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DETCHEPARE, Nicolas Louis appointed
director
2023-10-02
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HUTTON, James Holtby resigned
director
2023-10-02
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HUTTON, Timothy Charles, Dr resigned
director
2023-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-01-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-01-12
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HUTTON, Geoffrey Hewland resigned
director
2009-11-18
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HUTTON, James Holtby appointed
director
2004-04-05
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HUTTON, James Holtby appointed
director
2002-03-31
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ROSTRON, Robert Michael resigned
director
1998-07-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1993-09-01
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SINGH, Jagjit resigned
director
1992-12-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-11-21
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Company incorporated
As HUTTON + ROSTRON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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HUTTON + ROSTRON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

This company · 02319817

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Socotec Building & Real Estate Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/10/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Dr Timothy Charles Huttonceased 02/10/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr James Holtby Huttonceased 02/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1988-11-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Socotec House Bretby Business Park

Bretby

Burton-On-Trent

DE15 0YZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18