HUNTER SAVAGE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC374935 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£328
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £328

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£328
Current Assets
£536k
Current Liabilities
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£0£107k£215k£322k£429k£536kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£453.1k—
Current assets£536.4k—
Debtors£268.6k—
Net assets£328—
Average employees—2800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-12-03
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  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2024-04-29
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  5. 2024-04-29
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  6. 2023-10-09
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  7. 2022-10-13
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  8. 2021-12-13
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  9. 2021-02-09
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  10. 2019-11-22
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  11. 2018-11-16
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  12. 2017-12-22
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  13. 2016-12-22
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  14. 2016-04-20
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2012-06-27
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    MORAN, Barry Edward resigned
    director
  17. 2012-01-01
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    SAVAGE, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As HUNTER SAVAGE LTD
  19. 2010-03-16
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    SAVAGE, Ronan Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-16
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    MORAN, Barry Edward appointed
    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 "SAVAGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Hunter Savage Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hunter Savage Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HUNTER SAVAGE LTD
This company · SC374935

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hunter Savage Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Margaret Mary Savageceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ronan Thomas Savageceased 30/04/2021· 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
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

8 Albany Street (Hudson House)
Edinburgh
EH1 3QB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SAVAGE, Margaret Mary→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAVAGE, Ronan Thomas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORAN, Barry Edward→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2012-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09