HMS (759) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC351175 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-12-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-12-31
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    MORRISON, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2009-10-21
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    HASSON, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    HASSON, Cheryl Diane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    HASSON, Cheryl Diane appointed
    director
  20. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    HASSON, Michael Macfarlane appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ronald Mcleod appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    MORRISON, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    MUNRO, Donald John resigned
    director
  25. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2008-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HMS (759) LIMITED
  27. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    MUNRO, Donald John appointed
    director
  29. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Macfarlane Hasson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Glenrossal House
Rosehall
Lairg
Sutherland
IV27 4BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

HASSON, Cheryl Diane→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-14
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Active
HASSON, Cheryl Diane→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-11-14
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Active
HASSON, Michael→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-10-21
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Active
HASSON, Michael Macfarlane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-11-14
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Active
MURRAY, Ronald Mcleod→
director · ~88y · appointed 2008-11-14
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Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned
MORRISON, Susan Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
MUNRO, Donald John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-14