HORSEPOWER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
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NI717537 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-26
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
55
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs HORSEPOWER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
- 2024-06-26➕HUTCHINSON, Helen appointeddirector
- 2024-06-26➕HUTCHINSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-06-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mark Hutchinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Helen Hutchinsonceased 30/08/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-26
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
58a Drumagarner Road
Kilrea
Londonderry
BT51 5TE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUTCHINSON, Helen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTCHINSON, Mark→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-26