HUME GROUP LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC805557 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-03
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-10-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-09-24
    PRATT, John Frank Stamford appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-12-09
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-12-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-07-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-04-30
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2024-04-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HUME GROUP LIMITED
  13. 2024-04-03
    HUME, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-03
    DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2024-04-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "HUME" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Richard Hume
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH3 7NS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PRATT, John Frank Stamford
secretary · appointed 2025-09-24
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Active
HUME, Andrew Richard
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-04-03
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Active
DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-03