HENNESSY IT CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC387718 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-27
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£143.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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 £143,382
Net assets shrinking
Down £152,775 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£143k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£332k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£74k£147k£221k£294k£368kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£145.6k£297.5k
Current assets£331.6k£367.8k
Net assets£143.4k£296.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-10
    ➖
    DALBY, Trevor Charles resigned
    director
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    DALBY, Trevor Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2022-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-09-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-02-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-11-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-05-07
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Paula Marie appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HENNESSY IT CONSULTING LTD
  23. 2010-10-27
    ➕
    HENNESSY, Colm 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 "HENNESSY" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colm Hennessy
Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2020

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
Incorporated2010-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Torran Drive
Erskine
PA8 7EA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FRANCIS, Paula Marie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENNESSY, Colm→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALBY, Trevor Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04