HARPER MCINTYRE GROUP LTD
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Opportunity 68/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs HARPER MCINTYRE GROUP LTD
- 2025-09-03➕HARPER, Dylan Matthew Leonard appointedsecretary
- 2025-09-03➕HARPER, Dylan Matthew Leonard appointeddirector
- 2025-09-03➕MCINTYRE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2025-09-03📄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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Eam Capital Ventures Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eam Capital Ventures Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/09/2025 |
Mr Stephen John Mcintyre Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 03/09/2025 |
Mr Dylan Matthew Leonard Harper Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 03/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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