HAIWYRE DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC328278 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£20.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialised design activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74202Other specialist photography
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,266

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

Current Assets

£21k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£21.9k
Current assets	£20.8k
Net assets	£20.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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PLATT, Ian Wolfe resigned
secretary
2007-07-25
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Company incorporated
As HAIWYRE DESIGN LIMITED
2007-07-25
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PLATT, Stuart appointed
director
2007-07-25
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PLATT, Ian Wolfe appointed
secretary
2007-07-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-07-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-07-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-07-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Stuart Platt Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/06/2016

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

Incorporated2007-07-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

33 Cranbrooke Drive

Glasgow

G20 0LU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PLATT, Stuart→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-07-25

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Active

PLATT, Ian Wolfe→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2014-07-25

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25

Resigned

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