HCL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
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- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-30➕RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-08-30➕BEATTIE, Richard Gordon appointeddirector
- 2001-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs HCL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2001-09-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-09-18➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Gordon Beattie Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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