2H SQUARED LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13405111 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27➖HASTINGS-HENRY, Rebecca Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2025-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 2H SQUARED LTD
- 2021-05-18➕HASTINGS-HENRY, Debra Carol appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➕HASTINGS-HENRY, Imani Nicole appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➕HASTINGS-HENRY, Rebecca Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Debra Carol Hastings-Henry Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2021 |
Ms Imani Nicole Hastings-Henry Individual · British · DOB 07/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Rebecca Alexandra Hastings-Henryceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
64 Redbridge Lane West
London
E11 2JU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HASTINGS-HENRY, Debra Carol→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HASTINGS-HENRY, Imani Nicole→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-05-18
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HASTINGS-HENRY, Rebecca Alexandra→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-18 · resigned 2025-11-27
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-18