HANZO HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15885973 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-07-31📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ashgrove Capital LLP (As Security Agent)
- 2024-08-22➕GIBSON, Kevin Shaun appointeddirector
- 2024-08-22➕KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace appointeddirector
- 2024-08-22➕SMITH, Steven Miles appointeddirector
- 2024-08-22➕WILLIAMSON, Mark John appointeddirector
- 2024-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs HANZO HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-08-08➕MASANES, Julien appointeddirector
- 2024-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-12: legacy
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
167-169 Great Portland Street 5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
GIBSON, Kevin Shaun→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-08-22
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KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-22
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MASANES, Julien→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-08-08
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SMITH, Steven Miles→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-08-22
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WILLIAMSON, Mark John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-08-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ashgrove Capital (As Security Agent) Ashgrove Capital LLP (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
legacy
change-of-name · RP04SH01
2025-08-12
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-07-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-04