HAWKINS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
08370605 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees3400

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
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAWKINS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
  18. 2013-01-22
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Bryony Kate appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-22
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Paul Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "HAWKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Alexander Hawkins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Unit 10 Swordfish Close
Burscough
Ormskirk
L40 8JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAWKINS, Bryony Kate→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-22
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HAWKINS, Paul Alexander→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-01-22
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28