HNE CONSULTANTS LTD
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs HNE CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2021-08-05➕STEWART, Nicholas James Maxwell appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-05➕STEWART, Claire Patricia appointeddirector
- 2021-08-05➕STEWART, Nicholas James Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2021-08-05📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas James Maxwell Stewart Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Claire Patricia Stewartceased 19/01/2022· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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