THE HUB BRANDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED

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SC346006 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,180
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£11.4k£10.2k
Current assets£42.8k£36.7k
Cash£29.3k£27.5k
Debtors£13.5k£9.2k
Net assets£11.2k£9.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-01
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  10. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-07-31
    ➕
    CLELLAND, David appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-31
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    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2008-07-31
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2008-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HUB BRANDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  22. 2008-07-22
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2008-07-22
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2008-07-22
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Clelland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting31/07/2021
Mr David Clelland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CLELLAND, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-31
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Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-07-22 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-22 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-22 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28