ETHICAL FINANCE HUB LIMITED
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 |
| Current assets | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-04-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-01-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2023-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30➖WATT, John Edgar Allison resigneddirector
- 2019-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ETHICAL FINANCE HUB LIMITED
- 2016-05-04➕BURNSIDE, Graham Mathieson appointeddirector
- 2016-05-04➕PARROTT, Julian Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-05-04➕SHAIKH, Umar Tariq appointeddirector
- 2016-05-04➕WATT, John Edgar Allison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-04-02
Group structure
Global Ethical Finance Initiative Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Umar Tariq Shaikh Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2019 |
Global Ethical Finance Initiative Ltd Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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