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.
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,236
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,386 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£21k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs H&B DL LIMITED
- 2015-04-10➕HARKINS, Audrey appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-10➕HARKINS, Audrey appointeddirector
- 2015-04-10➕HARKINS, Philip Hugh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Hugh Harkins Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2023 |
Mrs Audrey Harkins Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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)
Active
HARKINS, Audrey→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-10
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HARKINS, Philip Hugh→
Activedirector · ~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