HM PLANT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14611432 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs HM PLANT LTD
- 2023-01-23➕HALLS, Jordan appointeddirector
- 2023-01-23➕MORBEY, Laurie appointeddirector
- 2023-01-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jordan Halls Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/01/2023 |
Mr Laurie Morbey Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
Newcroft Meadow Farm Torbay Road
Urmston
Manchester
M41 9WL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALLS, Jordan→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORBEY, Laurie→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-23