RHUEART LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.5y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.1k | £20.6k |
| Current assets | £41.5k | £48.6k |
| Net assets | £25.9k | £9.9k |
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
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-10-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs RHUEART LIMITED
- 2003-05-27➕HAWKINS, Felicity Jane Hamilton appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-27➕HAWKINS, Felicity Jane Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2003-05-27➕HAWKINS, James appointeddirector
- 2003-05-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Felicity Jane Hamilton Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
James Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/10/2003 | 20/04/2026 |