HVS HOME VALET SERVICES LTD
- 81222Specialised cleaning services
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs HVS HOME VALET SERVICES LTD
- 2023-09-05➕WILLIAMSON, Glynis Margaret Kinloch appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05➕WILLIAMSON, John James appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILLIAMSON, John James (same surname) appointed 2023-09-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John James Williamson Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 05/09/2023 |
Mrs Glynis Margaret Kinloch Williamson Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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