H. HARDMAN & CO LTD

🌳Matureactive
05801083 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-29
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£640.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £640,728

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
Net Worth
£641k
Current Assets
£114k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£128k£256k£384k£513k£641kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£640.7k—
Current assets£113.9k—
Cash£30.8k—
Debtors£76.4k—
Net assets£640.7k—
Average employees—1000

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-27
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-09-26
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    HARDMAN, Marjorie appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-26
    ➕
    HARDMAN-WELSH, Melanie Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2016-09-17
    ➖
    HARDMAN, Geoffrey Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2011-09-08
    ➖
    HARDMAN, Barbara Alice resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-09-08
    ➖
    HARDMAN, Barbara Alice resigned
    director
  21. 2006-06-02
    ➕
    HARDMAN, Barbara Alice appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-02
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-02
    ➕
    HARDMAN, Barbara Alice appointed
    director
  24. 2006-06-02
    ➕
    HARDMAN, Geoffrey Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-02
    ➖
    TAYLOR, David Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2006-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As H. HARDMAN & CO LTD
  27. 2006-04-29
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-04-29
    ➕
    TAYLOR, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 "HARDMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 78 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 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marjorie Hardman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2006-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

55 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HARDMAN, Marjorie→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDMAN-WELSH, Melanie Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDMAN, Barbara Alice→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-02 · resigned 2011-09-08
Resigned
TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-29 · resigned 2006-06-02
Resigned
HARDMAN, Barbara Alice→
director · ~97y · appointed 2006-06-02 · resigned 2011-09-08
Resigned
HARDMAN, Geoffrey Brian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-06-02 · resigned 2016-09-17
Resigned
TAYLOR, David Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-04-29 · resigned 2006-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30