138A KHH LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £260.6k | £264.5k |
| Current assets | £3.0k | £1.6k |
| Cash | £2.9k | £2.1k |
| Debtors | £84 | £-516 |
| Net assets | £-7.3k | £-3.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13➕HEMSTED, Andrew Patrick John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-13➖HEMSTED, Roger resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13➖VANDERSTAY, Dominic resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2018-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 138A KHH LIMITED
- 2018-10-31➕HEMSTED, Roger appointeddirector
- 2018-10-31➕VANDERSTAY, Dominic appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HEMSTED, Roger resigned 2026-01-13; VANDERSTAY, Dominic resigned 2026-01-13
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Patrick John Hemsted Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Hemstedceased 13/01/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/01/2019 | — |