HUTCHISON CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC742575 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£50.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,329

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£50k
Current Assets
£64k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£69.6k
Current assets£64.5k
Net assets£50.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As HUTCHISON CONSULTING LTD
  9. 2022-08-26
    HUTCHISON, Peter William appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Hutchison Partnership is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Hutchison Partnership
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HUTCHISON CONSULTING LTD
This company · SC742575

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Hutchison Partnership
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest20/09/2024
Mr Peter William Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
sig. influencesignificant influence26/08/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Peter William
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-08-26
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-26