HCL SECURITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08027883 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees4300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-30
    ➕
    GARRATT, Hannah Megan Davies appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-30
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    HIPKISS, David Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2024-02-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-02-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-02-08
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2024-02-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-04-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2020-05-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2020-01-31
    ➕
    BRUETON, Samuel Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    MICHELL, Benedict Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HCL SECURITIES LIMITED
  24. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    LEA, Antony Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    HIPKISS, David Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.

🏛️
Broadwell Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Brueton Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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HCL SECURITIES LIMITED
This company · 08027883

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
Broadwell Finance Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/11/2019
Brueton Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/11/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Samuel Bruetonceased 30/11/2019· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Mr David Anthony Hipkissceased 30/11/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Antony Edward Leaceased 30/11/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 Church Road
Brewood
Staffordshire
ST19 9BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BRUETON, Samuel Robert→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARRATT, Hannah Megan Davies→
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEA, Antony Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MICHELL, Benedict Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIPKISS, David Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-02-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09