HUSSMANN MANUFACTURING LIMITED

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SC033557 · ltd · incorporated 1958-12-31

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

—

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Opportunity

62/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7499

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 88). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

3 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2018-07-11
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court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
1995-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1994-07-11
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GIVENS, Susan Marie appointed
secretary
1994-07-11
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GIVENS, Susan Marie appointed
director
1994-07-11
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HARRIS, Constance Joy resigned
secretary
1994-07-11
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HARRIS, Constance Joy resigned
director
1993-12-03
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BROLLS, Edgar Keltie resigned
director
1993-11-22
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HALPERN, Burton resigned
director
1993-11-22
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MORGENTHALER, Larry Carl resigned
director
1993-11-17
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GREEN, James Vernon resigned
director
1992-12-17
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MCQUILLAN, James Corstorphine resigned
director
1992-11-11
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BILLEDO, Gerald James resigned
secretary
1992-11-11
➖
BILLEDO, Gerald James resigned
director
1992-11-11
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CASSIDY, Frank Joseph resigned
director
1992-11-11
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CASSIDY, Frank resigned
director
1992-11-11
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DRESCH, George Henry resigned
director
1992-03-06
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GLEASON, John Scovil resigned
director
1992-02-14
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MORGENTHALER, Larry Carl appointed
director
1991-12-13
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HARRIS, Constance Joy appointed
secretary
1991-12-13
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HARRIS, Constance Joy appointed
director
1991-11-11
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HARRIS, Constance Joy resigned
secretary
1991-11-11
➖
HARRIS, Constance Joy resigned
director
1991-11-11
➖
INGERSOLL, Edward Peyton resigned
director
1991-11-11
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RENNIX, John James resigned
director
1990-05-13
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LAMONT, John Duncan Carmichael resigned
director
1990-03-01
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GLEASON, John Scovil appointed
director
1990-03-01
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GREEN, James Vernon appointed
director
1990-03-01
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HALPERN, Burton appointed
director
1988-05-16
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CASSIDY, Frank Joseph appointed
director
1987-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1958-12-31
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Company incorporated
As HUSSMANN MANUFACTURING LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 1997-09-30

Has insolvency history

medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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