HEMP & HARMONY LTD
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-110.6k | £-109.9k |
| Current assets | £69.0k | £69.4k |
| Debtors | £69.0k | £69.4k |
| Net assets | £-110.6k | £-109.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-29➕SANGSTER, Andrew Ian Clive appointeddirector
- 2018-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs HEMP & HARMONY LTD
- 2018-09-25➕PIPER, Lexan Neville appointeddirector
- 2018-09-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-19
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Ian Clive Sangster Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2019 |
Mr Lexan Neville Piper Individual · Australian · DOB 12/1936 · age 90 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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