HHACK ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC788238 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-06
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees3000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-06-30
    LOCKHART, Ross appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HHACK ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LTD
  7. 2023-11-06
    KEMPSELL, Craig Douglas Adam appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-06
    KEMPSELL, Stephanie Angela appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Douglas Adam Kempsell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Office 2/3 2nd Floor 48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KEMPSELL, Craig Douglas Adam
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-11-06
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Active
KEMPSELL, Stephanie Angela
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-11-06
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Active
LOCKHART, Ross
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-06