HALKSHILL CONSULTANTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC726597 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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, 2 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 0 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs HALKSHILL CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2022-03-17➕STEVENSON, Fiona Ishbel appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17➕STEVENSON, Robbie Ronney appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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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Mrs Fiona Ishbel Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2022 |
Mr Robbie Ronney Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
C/O Dains Accountants
44 Bank Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 1HA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEVENSON, Fiona Ishbel→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEVENSON, Robbie Ronney→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-14