HINNAO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12740806 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-04-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-11-06
    LEADON, Paul Robert resigned
    director
  14. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-08-16
    WALIA, Jasminder Singh appointed
    director
  21. 2020-08-16
    LEADON, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2020-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HINNAO LTD
  23. 2020-07-14
    REED, Sophie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sophie Reed
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/04/2025
Mr Jasminder Singh Walia
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/08/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Robert Leadonceased 26/10/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Sophie Reedceased 27/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2020-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

29-31 Shoebury Road
C/O Mcl Accountants
Thorpe Bay
Essex
SS1 3RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

REED, Sophie
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-07-14
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Active
WALIA, Jasminder Singh
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-16
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Active
LEADON, Paul Robert
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-08-16 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20