HANN & CO SOLICITORS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC333696 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 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.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9 | 900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30➖HANN, Benjamin Nephi resigneddirector
- 2022-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-07➕STEVENSON, Gordon Douglas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2018-06-07➕HANN, Joseph Timothy appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-07➖FENWICK, Eric George resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-11➖HANN, George resigneddirector
- 2014-11-01➕HANN, Benjamin Nephi appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HANN & CO SOLICITORS LTD.
- 2007-11-09➕HANN, Joseph Timothy appointeddirector
- 2007-11-09➕FENWICK, Eric George appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-09➕HANN, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "HANN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph Timothy Hann Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Hannceased 11/11/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
1 Bridgend High Street
Annan
Dumfriesshire
DG12 6AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HANN, Joseph Timothy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-06-07
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HANN, Joseph Timothy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-09
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STEVENSON, Gordon Douglas→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-07
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FENWICK, Eric George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2018-06-07
HANN, Benjamin Nephi→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2022-03-30
HANN, George→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2016-11-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 08/02/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01