H&B DL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC503032 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,236
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,386 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£21k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£16k£24k£33k£41kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£19.5k£12.9k
Current assets£32.3k£40.7k
Net assets£21.2k£24.6k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2025-04-02
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  3. 2025-03-19
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  4. 2025-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-16
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  6. 2024-01-30
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  7. 2023-01-31
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  8. 2022-01-30
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  9. 2021-04-22
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  10. 2020-01-31
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  11. 2019-01-31
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  12. 2017-11-15
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  13. 2017-10-31
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  14. 2017-01-10
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  15. 2016-04-28
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  16. 2015-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As H&B DL LIMITED
  17. 2015-04-10
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    HARKINS, Audrey appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-04-10
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    HARKINS, Audrey appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-10
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    HARKINS, Philip Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Philip Hugh Harkins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2023
Mrs Audrey Harkins
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

31 Upper Level Mall
Union Square
Aberdeen
AB11 5RG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HARKINS, Audrey→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-10
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HARKINS, Audrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-10
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HARKINS, Philip Hugh→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-10
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22