HARLEY HADDOW MANCHESTER LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC732728 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-17
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖ANNANDALE, Graham Stuart resigneddirector
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-09-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-05➕CHALK, Ian Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-09-05➕KELLACHAN, James John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-05➕TAIT, Colin John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-09-05➕ANNANDALE, Graham Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs HARLEY HADDOW MANCHESTER LIMITED
- 2022-05-17➕MCLUSKEY, Marc David appointeddirector
- 2022-05-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
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
Harley Haddow Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Harley Haddow Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HARLEY HADDOW MANCHESTER LIMITED
This company · SC732728
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harley Haddow Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
124-125 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
CHALK, Ian Peter→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLACHAN, James John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-09-05
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MCLUSKEY, Marc David→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-17
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TAIT, Colin John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-09-05
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ANNANDALE, Graham Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-05 · resigned 2024-04-30
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-09-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-14