HTA GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02364168 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-22

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 22.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

154 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

2 years 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

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	8000	9300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-30
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington resigned
secretary
2025-09-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-08-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-20
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-30
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Comerica Bank
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Comerica Bank, N.A.
2022-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
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WILD, Wayne Anthony resigned
director
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-11-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-04-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-07-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-07-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-07-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-05-23
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TIERNEY, Wayne appointed
director
2018-05-23
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HALE, Morag Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2018-05-23
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington appointed
secretary
2018-05-23
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MEREDITH, Christopher resigned
director
2018-05-23
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ROBERTS, Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-01
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HALE, Morag Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2018-05-01
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WILD, Wayne Anthony resigned
secretary
2018-05-01
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LOCKTON, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2018-05-01
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MEREDITH, Christopher appointed
director
2018-05-01
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ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
director
2017-08-03
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THOMAS, Phillip Michael resigned
director
2016-07-11
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LOCKTON, Geoffrey Alan appointed
director
2016-07-11
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THOMAS, Phillip Michael appointed
director
2016-05-09
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HARTLEY, James Stephen appointed
director
2016-05-09
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THOMAS, Adam Malcolm resigned
secretary
2016-05-09
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WILD, Wayne Anthony appointed
secretary
2016-05-09
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THOMAS, Adam Malcolm resigned
director
2016-05-09
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THOMAS, Michael John resigned
director
2016-05-09
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THOMAS, Phillip Michael resigned
director
2016-05-09
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WILD, Wayne Anthony appointed
director
2012-03-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.

Group structure

Wec Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wec Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HTA GROUP LIMITED

This company · 02364168

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
Wec Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	28/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Hta Group Holdings Ltdceased 28/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A & K BESPOKE MANUFACTURING LTD→ 15151206 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
A & M DISCOUNT FURNITURE LTD→ 15315931 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ACEWELL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED→ 04043946 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
ACORN DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 03934046 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
ADVANCED CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LTD→ 11384083 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ADVANCED COLOURS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED→ 07551180 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
ADVANIA GLOBAL LTD→ 12619060 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AGED TO PERFECTION UPHOLSTERY LIMITED→ 08492822 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AGENDA BOXES & PACKAGING LTD→ 09479373 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
AGL SHEETMETAL LIMITED→ 17053119 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AHHH TRADING LTD LIMITED→ 14486768 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AHM PACKAGING LIMITED→ 04444643 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-03-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Britannia House

Junction Street

Darwen

Lancashire

BB3 2RB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-27

Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

HARTLEY, James Stephen→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIERNEY, Wayne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALE, Morag Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

HARKER, Kenneth William→

secretary · resigned 2000-08-18

Resigned

SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington→

secretary · appointed 2018-05-23 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

THOMAS, Adam Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2016-05-09

Resigned

WILD, Wayne Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2016-05-09 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

HARKER, Kenneth William→

director · ~86y · resigned 2003-09-22

Resigned

LOCKTON, Geoffrey Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-07-11 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

MEREDITH, Christopher→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

ROBERTS, Andrew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

THOMAS, Adam Malcolm→

director · ~45y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2016-05-09

Resigned

THOMAS, Michael John→

director · ~76y · resigned 2016-05-09

Resigned

THOMAS, Phillip Michael→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-11 · resigned 2017-08-03

Resigned

THOMAS, Phillip Michael→

director · ~41y · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2016-05-09

Resigned

WILD, Wayne Anthony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-09 · resigned 2020-12-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Comerica Bank	A registered charge	—	30/04/2024	08/10/2024
satisfied	Comerica Bank, N.A.	A registered charge	—	16/06/2023	08/10/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	19/11/2019	20/08/2024
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	06/03/2012	19/07/2018
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee and fixed and floating charge	1 property	06/01/2012	19/07/2018
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	25/10/2010	19/07/2018
satisfied	Kenneth William Harker	Legal charge & debenture	1 property	22/09/2003	16/06/2006

Recent filings (154 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-31

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-08-12

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-05-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-07-10

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-09