LAING/GLADEDALE (HASTINGS) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06273782 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-06
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  9. 2023-11-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-11-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-11-27
    ➕
    NAULT-CLOUTIER, Marie-Eve appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-27
    ➖
    BRADBURY, David Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2023-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-05-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-04-06
    ➕
    BRADBURY, David Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2023-04-06
    ➖
    COLVIN, Stuart Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2023-02-02
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  19. 2023-01-25
    ➕
    PEGG, Timothy Melvyn appointed
    director
  20. 2023-01-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-01-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-12-13
    ➖
    GLEDHILL, Jeremy Lee resigned
    director
  24. 2022-11-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  25. 2022-11-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  26. 2021-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-10-20
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Jeremy Lee appointed
    director
  28. 2020-10-20
    ➖
    PAYNE, Aileen resigned
    director
  29. 2019-01-18
    ➖
    NAYLOR, Philip resigned
    secretary
  30. 2016-10-31
    ➕
    COLVIN, Stuart Martin appointed
    director
  31. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    YEATMAN, Stuart David resigned
    director
  32. 2015-09-04
    ➖
    LEWIS, Maria resigned
    secretary
  33. 2015-09-04
    ➕
    NAYLOR, Philip appointed
    secretary
  34. 2015-07-31
    ➖
    BRODIE, Jonathan Ross resigned
    director
  35. 2015-07-31
    ➕
    PAYNE, Aileen appointed
    director
  36. 2014-10-24
    ➖
    NOONAN-COCKS, Simon resigned
    director
  37. 2014-06-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2013-12-19
    ➖
    BRISBANE, Duncan Guy Talbot resigned
    director
  39. 2013-02-05
    ➕
    BRISBANE, Duncan Guy Talbot appointed
    director
  40. 2013-01-18
    ➖
    KERR, James resigned
    director
  41. 2012-11-01
    ➖
    LEWIS, Colin Edward resigned
    director
  42. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    NOONAN-COCKS, Simon appointed
    director
  43. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    LEWIS, Maria appointed
    secretary
  44. 2012-09-27
    ➖
    MILLER, Roger Keith resigned
    secretary
  45. 2012-01-11
    ➖
    WOODHOUSE, Martin John resigned
    director
  46. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    YEATMAN, Stuart David appointed
    director
  47. 2010-07-15
    ➖
    GAFFNEY, David resigned
    director
  48. 2010-07-15
    ➕
    LEWIS, Colin Edward appointed
    director
  49. 2009-06-22
    ➖
    SCHNEIDER, Saul David resigned
    director
  50. 2009-03-01
    ➖
    GANDHI, Devendra resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
S M Stroud Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
John Laing Projects & Developments (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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LAING/GLADEDALE (HASTINGS) HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 06273782

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
S M Stroud Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
John Laing Projects & Developments (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Space House, The Block
12 Keeley Street
London
WC2B 4BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 20 resigned)

NAULT-CLOUTIER, Marie-Eve→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEGG, Timothy Melvyn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2015-09-04
Resigned
MILLER, Roger Keith→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2012-09-27
Resigned
NAYLOR, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2019-01-18
Resigned
SNR DENTON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2007-07-13
Resigned
BRADBURY, David Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-06 · resigned 2023-11-27
Resigned
BRISBANE, Duncan Guy Talbot→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-05 · resigned 2013-12-19
Resigned
BRODIE, Jonathan Ross→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
COLVIN, Stuart Martin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2023-04-06
Resigned
GAFFNEY, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2010-07-15
Resigned
GANDHI, Devendra→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
GLEDHILL, Jeremy Lee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-10-20 · resigned 2022-12-13
Resigned
KERR, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2013-01-18
Resigned
LEWIS, Colin Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
NOONAN-COCKS, Simon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2014-10-24
Resigned
PAYNE, Aileen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2020-10-20
Resigned
SCHNEIDER, Saul David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2009-06-22
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Martin John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-01-23 · resigned 2012-01-11
Resigned
YEATMAN, Stuart David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-11 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/11/200704/06/2014

Recent filings (104 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-10