HAWKHILL FOODS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC836288 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-12➕ISHRAQ, Rayan Umar appointeddirector
- 2025-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-01➕SATTAR, Kamaran appointeddirector
- 2025-08-01➖ISHRAQ, Muhammad resigneddirector
- 2025-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs HAWKHILL FOODS LTD
- 2025-02-03➕ISHRAQ, Muhammad appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rayan Umar Ishraq Individual · British · DOB 12/2004 · age 22 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kamaran Sattarceased 12/08/2025· 50-75% shares
- Muhammad Ishraqceased 01/08/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
19 Forest Park Road
Dundee
Angus
DD1 5NZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ISHRAQ, Rayan Umar→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2025-08-12
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SATTAR, Kamaran→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-08-01
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ISHRAQ, Muhammad→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-03 · resigned 2025-08-01
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-03