HGB INVESTMENTS CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
SC554174 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-10
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-75.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £75,464

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
-£75k
Current Assets
£98k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£76.8k
Current assets£98.0k
Cash£9.7k
Debtors£88.3k
Net assets£-75.5k

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
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
    ➕
    THOMSON, Kenneth John Leishman appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-02
    ➖
    THOMSON, Thomas Allan Naismith resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-09-30
    ➖
    THOMSON, Heather Gweneth Bird resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    TEMPLETON, William Rennie appointed
    secretary
  15. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    THOMSON, Margaret Carol appointed
    director
  16. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    THOMSON, Thomas Allan Naismith appointed
    director
  17. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2022-02-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-02-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    THOMSON, Margaret Carol resigned
    director
  25. 2017-09-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, Margaret Carol appointed
    director
  26. 2017-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HGB INVESTMENTS CIC
  27. 2017-01-10
    ➕
    THOMSON, Heather Gweneth Bird 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 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Margaret Carol Thomson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/02/2022
Mr Kenneth John Leishman Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/04/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Allan Naismith Thomsonceased 19/02/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Heather Gweneth Bird Thomsonceased 26/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2017-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Glenburn Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

TEMPLETON, William Rennie→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Kenneth John Leishman→
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Margaret Carol→
director · ~80y · appointed 2022-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Heather Gweneth Bird→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-01-10 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned
THOMSON, Margaret Carol→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-09-20 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
THOMSON, Thomas Allan Naismith→
director · ~88y · appointed 2022-02-28 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-11