HAWK DRAINAGE AND GROUNDWORKS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14841748 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-02
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£129.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £129,701
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£130k
↑ 520% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.3k | £30.3k |
| Current assets | £182.6k | £100.2k |
| Net assets | £129.7k | £20.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs HAWK DRAINAGE AND GROUNDWORKS LTD
- 2023-05-02➕BRIGGS, Carl Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02➕BRIGGS, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02➕FAULKNER, Adam Matthew appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02➕KELLY, Brian Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 Richard William Briggs Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/05/2026 |
Mr Adam Matthew Faulkner Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
118 Ardington Road
Northampton
NN1 5LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BRIGGS, Carl Alan→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-02
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BRIGGS, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-02
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FAULKNER, Adam Matthew→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-02
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KELLY, Brian Stephen→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-05-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 16/01/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-02