HAWTHORNE LANE MANAGEMENT LTD
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £268 | £227 |
| Current assets | £693 | £652 |
| Net assets | £15 | £15 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-19➖HARRISON, Derek Patrick resigneddirector
- 2021-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-04➕MCCANDLESS, Ross James appointeddirector
- 2017-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs HAWTHORNE LANE MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2017-09-13➕HARRISON, Derek Patrick appointeddirector
- 2017-09-13📄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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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