HAWK CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555174 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06➕HARKNESS, Jacqueline Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HAWK CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2017-01-20➕HARKNESS, Paul Kerr, Brigadier appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Brigadier Paul Kerr Harkness Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jacqueline Mary Harknessceased 23/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
36 Frogston Road West
Edinburgh
EH10 7AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HARKNESS, Jacqueline Mary→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARKNESS, Paul Kerr, Brigadier→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01