HARDY UTILITIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12799150 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-07
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£630.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38110SIC 38110
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £630,541
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£142k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£631k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£687k
↑ 136% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £984.4k | £542.4k |
| Current assets | £687.2k | £291.3k |
| Cash | £141.6k | £179.7k |
| Debtors | £545.5k | £111.7k |
| Net assets | £630.5k | £386.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HARDY UTILITIES LTD
- 2020-08-07➕HARDY, Lynn Jayne appointeddirector
- 2020-08-07➕HARDY, Matthew Nigel appointeddirector
- 2020-08-07➕HARDY, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2020-08-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Nigel Hardy Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/08/2020 |
Mrs Lynn Jayne Hardy Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/08/2020 |
Mr Nigel Hardy Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
1-2 Manor Road
Clayton West
Huddersfield
HD8 9QD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HARDY, Lynn Jayne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-07
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HARDY, Matthew Nigel→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-08-07
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HARDY, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-08-07
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-07