HARRIS HYDROGELS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC643660 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-07
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-07-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HARRIS HYDROGELS LIMITED
- 2019-10-07➕BUNN, Rachel Alison appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07➕LUMLEY, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 62. 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Richard Lumley Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/10/2019 |
Miss Rachel Alison Bunn Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/10/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
C/O Ferguson Macsween & Stewart
Bridge Road
Portree
IV51 9ER
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUNN, Rachel Alison→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUMLEY, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-14