26HL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13265537 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-15
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,359
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.0k | £-5.6k |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £-6.4k | £-6.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-25➕SCOTT, Harry Andrew appointeddirector
- 2026-03-25➕STEWART, John Neil appointeddirector
- 2026-03-25➖LUNN, Henry resigneddirector
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 26HL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-03-15➕LUNN, Henry appointeddirector
- 2021-03-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Henry Lunn Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
30 London Road
Sawbridgeworth
Herts
CM21 9JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SCOTT, Harry Andrew→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2026-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, John Neil→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2026-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUNN, Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-15 · resigned 2026-03-25
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-01