HYDROGRAPHIC PERSONNEL RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC701138 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-10📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-10📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-10📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-06-30➖LANCASTER-KING, Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-01📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-10-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
- 2024-10-18➕DONALDSON, Derek appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕PHILLIPS, Stuart David appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕STRACHAN, Kevin George appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕LANCASTER-KING, Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-18➖BURNESS PAULL LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-10-18➖HUNTER, Kenneth Stephen resigneddirector
- 2024-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-06-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-06-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HYDROGRAPHIC PERSONNEL RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED
- 2021-06-09➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-06-09➕HUNTER, Kenneth Stephen 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.)
Group structure
Oceanscan Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Oceanscan Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HYDROGRAPHIC PERSONNEL RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED
This company · SC701138
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oceanscan Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
C/O Oceanscan Limited, Abz Business Park, Unit 3 International Avenue
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0BH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
DONALDSON, Derek→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-10-18
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PHILLIPS, Stuart David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-18
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STRACHAN, Kevin George→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-10-18
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LANCASTER-KING, Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-10-18 · resigned 2025-06-30
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2024-10-18
HUNTER, Kenneth Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2024-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-10
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-10
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-12
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-11-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-23