HEBNET CIC

🌳Matureactive

SC399079 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-05-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

61200Wireless telecommunications activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-08
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officers · TM02
2019-01-28
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BODEN, Alexander Fraser resigned
secretary
2019-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-18
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officers · AP01
2018-01-18
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officers · AP01
2018-01-08
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NEWTON, David Byres appointed
director
2018-01-08
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SMITH, Marc Allan appointed
director
2017-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-21
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accounts · AA
2014-05-07
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CORMACK, Joseph Robert resigned
director
2013-05-01
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THOMSON, Stuart Walter resigned
director
2012-05-31
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ROBERTSON, Jennifer Mary resigned
director
2011-08-10
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BOLAS, Ian Alexander James appointed
director
2011-05-09
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Company incorporated
As HEBNET CIC
2011-05-09
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HELLIWELL, Simon Philip appointed
director
2011-05-09
➕
BODEN, Alexander Fraser appointed
secretary
2011-05-09
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CORMACK, Joseph Robert appointed
director
2011-05-09
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ROBERTSON, Jennifer Mary appointed
director
2011-05-09
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THOMSON, Stuart Walter appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Alexander James Bolas Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/04/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Simon Philip Helliwellceased 17/04/2026· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-05-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

An Laimhrig

Isle Of Eigg

Inverness-Shire

PH42 4RL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-23

Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BOLAS, Ian Alexander James→

director · ~44y · appointed 2011-08-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HELLIWELL, Simon Philip→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NEWTON, David Byres→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-08

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Active

SMITH, Marc Allan→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-01-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODEN, Alexander Fraser→

secretary · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2019-01-28

Resigned

CORMACK, Joseph Robert→

director · ~43y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2014-05-07

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Jennifer Mary→

director · ~72y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2012-05-31

Resigned

THOMSON, Stuart Walter→

director · ~51y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2013-05-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-17

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-02