HARBOURSIDE EVENTS LTD
- · Filings: 15 → 17
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 15 → 17
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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: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20➕MACLEOD, Claire appointeddirector
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HARBOURSIDE EVENTS LTD
- 2018-08-20➕MORAN, Raymond James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Raymond James Moran Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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