A.S. HARMAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01094437 · ltd · incorporated 1973-02-06
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 53.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 53.1y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
113 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  10. 2025-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2025-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-10-25
    ➕
    HARMAN, Hannah Claire appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-25
    ➖
    HARMAN, Daniel Anthony resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  20. 2021-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2008-09-30
    ➕
    HARMAN, Ben Mcleod appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-24
    ➖
    HARMAN, Matthew Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2001-05-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1999-05-08
    ➖
    HARMAN, Anthony Shannon resigned
    director
  28. 1993-11-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1973-04-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Limited.
  30. 1973-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.S. HARMAN LIMITED

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Mcleod Harman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel Anthony Harmanceased 25/10/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated1973-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

5 Technology Park
Colindeep Lane
Colindale
London
NW9 6BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARMAN, Madeleine Gian→
secretary
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMAN, Ben Mcleod→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-30
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Active
HARMAN, Hannah Claire→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-25
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Active
HARMAN, Anthony Shannon→
director · ~114y · resigned 1999-05-08
Resigned
HARMAN, Daniel Anthony→
director · ~86y · resigned 2024-10-25
Resigned
HARMAN, Matthew Richard→
director · ~72y · resigned 2003-04-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/05/200105/06/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/11/199305/06/2025
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation .
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Limited.
Charge2 properties04/04/197305/06/2025

Recent filings (113 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31