HAYES OF SYMINGTON LIMITED

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SC301883 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-05
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
£2.70M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,699,119

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£2.7m
Current Assets
£1.7m
Current Liabilities
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£0£540k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.76M—
Current assets£1.68M—
Cash£1.51M—
Debtors£4.9k—
Net assets£2.70M—
Average employees—3700

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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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-10-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-09-21
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    HAYES, Victoria appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-07-28
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    HAYES, Donna Joan appointed
    director
  11. 2022-07-28
    ➕
    HAYES, Iona Victoria appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-10-15
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    HAYES, Donna Joan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    HAYES, Donna Joan resigned
    director
  25. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    HAYES, Donna Joan appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As HAYES OF SYMINGTON LIMITED
  27. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    HAYES, Michael Richard appointed
    director
  28. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    HAYES, Donna Joan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-05-05
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2006-05-05
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYES" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HAYES, Iona Victoria (same surname) appointed 2022-07-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Richard Hayes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Hayes Garden Land
Tarbolten Road, Symington
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HAYES, Donna Joan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYES, Iona Victoria→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYES, Michael Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYES, Victoria→
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYES, Donna Joan→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-05-05
Resigned
HAYES, Donna Joan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13