H&R DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 · 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-111.4k | £-34.1k |
| Current assets | £6.1k | £4.7k |
| Cash | £6.7k | — |
| Debtors | £-563 | — |
| Net assets | £-138.6k | £-77.2k |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-16➖HASTINGS, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2024-06-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-13➕HANNON, Caroline Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs H&R DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
- 2021-04-27➕HASTINGS, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven James Hastings Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/04/2021 |
Ms Caroline Anne Hannon Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/06/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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