HYND ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC292945 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£196.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £196,325

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£196k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£300k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£120k£180k£240k£300kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£196.3k£187.4k
Current assets£299.8k£276.1k
Net assets£196.3k£187.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    HYND, Thomas Nicol resigned
    director
  3. 2024-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-11-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-09-01
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    HYND, Claire Davidson appointed
    director
  17. 2016-08-10
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    HYND, Claire Davidson resigned
    director
  18. 2016-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    HYND, Claire Davidson appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    HYND, Morag Law resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-10
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-11-10
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As HYND ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
  24. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    HYND, Craig David Nicol appointed
    director
  25. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    HYND, Morag Law appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    HYND, Thomas Nicol appointed
    director
  28. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HYND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig David Nicol Hynd
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Nicol Hyndceased 21/11/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

5 Lowndes Street
Barrhead
Glasgow
G78 2QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HYND, Claire Davidson→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYND, Craig David Nicol→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYND, Morag Law→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-10
Resigned
HYND, Claire Davidson→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
HYND, Thomas Nicol→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2024-11-21
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16