HIRAM WILD LIMITED
Opportunity 39/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-16📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2004-11-30➕COLEMAN, Craig Matthew appointeddirector
- 2004-11-30➖HARTLEY, David Trevor resigneddirector
- 2002-03-29➕COLEMAN, Jason Mark appointeddirector
- 2002-03-28➖HARTLEY, Frederick Trevor resigneddirector
- 2001-05-01➕HARTLEY, David Trevor appointeddirector
- 2000-05-09➖GOUGH, Andrew George resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-17➖MILNES, John Grant resigneddirector
- 2000-04-03➕COLEMAN, Jason Mark appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-03➖GOUGH, Andrew George resigneddirector
- 2000-03-25➕GOUGH, Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2000-03-25➕HARTLEY, Frederick Trevor appointeddirector
- 2000-03-21➖CHAPPELL, David John resigneddirector
- 1999-02-07➖WILD, John Brooks resigneddirector
- 1999-01-04➖CROFT, William Andrew resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-04➕GOUGH, Andrew George appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-04➖CROFT, William Andrew resigneddirector
- 1998-12-23➕CHAPPELL, David John appointeddirector
- 1998-04-30➖YOUNG, David Vincent Wilfrid resigneddirector
- 1997-06-02➖CAMPBELL, Barrie Malcolm resigneddirector
- 1997-05-23➖MABEY, John Bruce resigneddirector
- 1996-01-12➕MABEY, John Bruce appointeddirector
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-mortgage-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95M
- 1994-08-25➖DICKINSON, Michael John resigneddirector
- 1994-02-01➕YOUNG, David Vincent Wilfrid appointeddirector
- 1987-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs HIRAM WILD LIMITED
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2005-10-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-05-25
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
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