HOME HARDWARE (UK) LIMITED

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03188773 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-22
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-06
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  3. 2024-03-27
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  4. 2023-03-17
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  5. 2022-03-14
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  6. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-19
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    FERGUSON, James Hunter resigned
    director
  11. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-02
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  14. 2016-03-04
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  15. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-02-29
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    ADAMS, David Copeland appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-29
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    FEWINGS, John Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Christopher James appointed
    director
  21. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    MCMEEKING, John resigned
    director
  22. 1996-10-10
    ➕
    FERGUSON, James Hunter appointed
    director
  23. 1996-10-10
    ➕
    MCMEEKING, John appointed
    director
  24. 1996-05-07
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Martin Brian appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-05-07
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Martin Brian appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-07
    ➖
    LOMAS, Mark Mallyon resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-05-07
    ➕
    FEWINGS, John Richard appointed
    director
  28. 1996-05-07
    ➖
    LOMAS, Mark Mallyon resigned
    director
  29. 1996-05-07
    ➖
    ROUS, Simon Roderick resigned
    director
  30. 1996-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As HOME HARDWARE (UK) LIMITED
  31. 1996-04-22
    ➕
    LOMAS, Mark Mallyon appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-04-22
    ➕
    LOMAS, Mark Mallyon appointed
    director
  33. 1996-04-22
    ➕
    ROUS, Simon Roderick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Home Hardware (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Home Hardware Southwest Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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HOME HARDWARE (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03188773

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
Home Hardware (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Home Hardware Southwest Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Upcott Avenue
Pottington Business Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Martin Brian→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, David Copeland→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Martin Brian→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWAN, Christopher James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOMAS, Mark Mallyon→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 1996-05-07
Resigned
FERGUSON, James Hunter→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-10-10 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
FEWINGS, John Richard→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-05-07 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned
LOMAS, Mark Mallyon→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 1996-05-07
Resigned
MCMEEKING, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-10-10 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
ROUS, Simon Roderick→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 1996-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-23