SMITHFIELD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03000369 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-12
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
20 officers (4 active, 20 linked, 12 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
142 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-23➕HARWOOD, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2025-09-23➖DUXBURY, John Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-14➕TIDY, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14➖ROWLEY, Jonathan James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20➕SREEDHARA, Srikrishna appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20➖TIDY, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2023-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-29➖HANKIN, Trevor John resigneddirector
- 2020-06-26➕DUXBURY, John Mark appointeddirector
- 2019-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04➖JACKSON, David Reginald resigneddirector
- 2017-12-04➕TIDY, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2017-02-03➖M&G REAL ESTATE LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2012-09-28➕ROWLEY, Jonathan James appointeddirector
- 2012-09-26➖MCNAMARA, Paul Francis resigneddirector
- 2009-02-24➕HANKIN, Trevor John appointeddirector
- 2009-02-24➖WYTHE, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2006-02-01➕M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-01-13➖MOLLOY, Fiona Jane resignedsecretary
- 2005-03-09➖MACDONALD, Kerryn Lynn resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-30➕MACDONALD, Kerryn Lynn appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-30➖THOMPSON, Nicholas Henry Croom resigneddirector
- 2004-04-30➕WYTHE, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2003-09-15➕M&G REAL ESTATE LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2001-04-01➕MOLLOY, Fiona Jane appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-01➖WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-03➖LOWE, Hilary Anne resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-03➕WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-10➕LOWE, Hilary Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-10➖WELLARD, Tracey Lee resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-22➖WALKER, Robert resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-22➕WELLARD, Tracey Lee appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-22➖GREEN, David George resignednominee-director
- 1996-02-22➕JACKSON, David Reginald appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SMITHFIELD LIMITED
This company · 03000369
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Fenchurch Avenue
London
EC3M 5AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (4 active · 16 resigned)
M&G MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-01
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HARWOOD, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-09-23
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SREEDHARA, Srikrishna→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-01-20
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TIDY, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-02-14
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LOWE, Hilary Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-10 · resigned 2000-03-03
MACDONALD, Kerryn Lynn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2005-03-09
MOLLOY, Fiona Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2006-01-13
WALKER, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-12-12 · resigned 1996-02-22
WELLARD, Tracey Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-22 · resigned 1999-05-10
WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-03 · resigned 2001-04-01
DUXBURY, John Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-06-26 · resigned 2025-09-23
GREEN, David George→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-12-12 · resigned 1996-02-22
HANKIN, Trevor John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2020-06-29
JACKSON, David Reginald→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-02-22 · resigned 2017-12-04
MCNAMARA, Paul Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-02-22 · resigned 2012-09-26
ROWLEY, Jonathan James→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2024-02-14
THOMPSON, Nicholas Henry Croom→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-02-22 · resigned 2004-04-30
TIDY, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-12-04 · resigned 2023-01-20
WYTHE, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2009-02-24
M&G REAL ESTATE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2017-02-03
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Recent filings (142 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20