HPS ADMIN LTD
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-12➕SNEDDON, James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-12➖WELLS, John resigneddirector
- 2024-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs HPS ADMIN LTD
- 2024-06-06➕WELLS, John appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-06
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-27: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-09-18: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Sneddon Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Wellsceased 12/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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