HUBBA HUBBA LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £51.6k | £16.5k |
| Current assets | £2.2k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £51.6k | £16.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs HUBBA HUBBA LIMITED
- 2021-12-08➕GALE, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nicola Gale Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/12/2021 |
Mr Lloyd Lawson Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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