HYDE-N-SEEK LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC225238 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.56M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 22.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,563,686
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£322k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£510k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£313k£625k£938k£1.3m£1.6mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.56M£1.49M
Current assets£509.5k£468.8k
Cash£321.9k£304.2k
Debtors£187.6k£164.6k
Net assets£1.56M£1.49M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-06-13
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  3. 2023-08-10
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  4. 2022-11-05
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  5. 2022-10-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  6. 2022-06-23
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  7. 2021-08-14
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  8. 2020-08-18
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  9. 2019-08-16
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  10. 2018-07-24
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  11. 2017-08-10
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  12. 2016-08-30
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  13. 2015-11-17
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  14. 2015-08-31
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  15. 2014-12-18
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  16. 2014-08-21
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  17. 2007-08-13
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    CLARKE, Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-13
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    CLARKE, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2005-06-15
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    HARRISON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2004-05-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-03-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2003-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2001-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As HYDE-N-SEEK LTD.
  25. 2001-11-13
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    CLARKE, Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2001-11-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-11-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-11-13
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-11-13
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-11-13
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jane Clark
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Ms Elizabeth Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

544 Scotland Street West
Glasgow
G41 1BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CLARKE, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-13
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Active
CLARKE, Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-11-13
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Active
HARRISON, Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-15
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Active
CLARKE, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2007-08-13
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-13
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-13 · resigned 2001-11-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property31/10/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/08/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/05/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property19/03/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property18/07/2003—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-16