HBM FAMILY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11389770 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-05-30
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  8. 2024-05-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-05-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-05-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-12-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2018-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HBM FAMILY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2018-05-30
    MCKEE, Helen Margaret, Mrs. appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-30
    MCKEE, William Malcolm, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-30
    BENNETT, Edward Roger, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-30
    BENNETT, Edward Roger, Mr. resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. William Malcolm Mckee
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
sig. influencesignificant influence30/05/2018
Mrs. Helen Margaret Mckee
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
sig. influencesignificant influence30/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Sanderlings
33 Treverbyn Road
Padstow
Cornwall
PL28 8DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCKEE, Helen Margaret, Mrs.
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKEE, William Malcolm, Mr.
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Edward Roger, Mr.
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-05-30 · resigned 2018-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-30
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31