HOLIBOB LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC631937 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.96M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,955,654
Cash YoY
+276%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£513k
↑ 276% YoY
Net Worth
-£3.0m
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £513.0k | £136.3k |
| Net assets | £-2.96M | £-2.90M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-27➖KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16➕SAINT, Alex appointeddirector
- 2024-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-07➖SOWERBY, Richard Thomas Neville resigneddirector
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-27➕KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace appointeddirector
- 2024-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-27📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2024-03-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Howsam Limited
- 2023-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-22➕SOWERBY, Richard Thomas Neville appointeddirector
- 2021-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLIBOB LIMITED
- 2019-05-30➕EVERETT, Craig Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-05-30➕HARDY, Angus Richard Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Craig Howsam Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/05/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Howsam Limitedceased 26/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Angus Richard Francis Hardyceased 13/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Craig Peter Everettceased 13/03/2024· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael
7-11 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7PE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
EVERETT, Craig Peter→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDY, Angus Richard Francis→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-03-27 · resigned 2025-03-27
SOWERBY, Richard Thomas Neville→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-04-22 · resigned 2024-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Howsam Howsam Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/01/2021 | 07/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (59 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-28