HAWTHORNE BOYLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC481433 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees282400

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

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2 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-05-01
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    BROWN, James appointed
    director
  17. 2017-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-11-25
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    MCALOON, Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2014-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As HAWTHORNE BOYLE LIMITED
  20. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    REILLY, Martin James appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    ROSS, David Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    MCALOON, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thomas Ross
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest01/05/2021
Mr Martin James Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest11/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Keppie House 3rd Floor
147 Blythswood St
Glasgow
Glasgow
G2 4EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-01
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Active
REILLY, Martin James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-03
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Active
ROSS, David Thomas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALOON, Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15