DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC056452 · ltd · incorporated 1974-10-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 51.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 51.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,258,979
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.3m
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£452k£904k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2.28M£2.03M
Current assets£2.22M£1.89M
Cash£1.28M£972.3k
Debtors£475.3k£358.8k
Net assets£2.26M£2.00M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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  2. 2026-02-16
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  3. 2025-01-09
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  4. 2024-02-26
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  5. 2024-02-20
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  6. 2024-02-20
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-08
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2024-02-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-01-01
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    CADZOW, Alex appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-01
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    ECCLES, David John resigned
    director
  11. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2022-11-16
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  13. 2022-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2021-12-09
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  15. 2020-10-30
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  16. 2019-11-25
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  17. 2019-04-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2018-02-09
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  20. 2016-11-23
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    BLACKIE, Brian Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2014-08-01
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    HARPER, Timothy Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-03
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    BONNINGTON, Gordon resigned
    director
  23. 2011-07-31
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    BONNINGTON, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, David Mackay appointed
    director
  25. 2009-08-01
    ➕
    ECCLES, David John appointed
    director
  26. 2006-10-06
    ➕
    BONNINGTON, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-10-06
    ➖
    FANSHAWE, David resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-10-06
    ➖
    FANSHAWE, David resigned
    director
  29. 1994-08-01
    ➕
    FANSHAWE, David appointed
    secretary
  30. 1994-08-01
    ➕
    BONNINGTON, Gordon appointed
    director
  31. 1994-08-01
    ➕
    FANSHAWE, David appointed
    director
  32. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    HARPER, Joseph William Meikle Cochran resigned
    secretary
  33. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    MOWAT, Douglas Neil resigned
    director
  34. 1992-08-01
    ➕
    BLACKIE, Brian Gordon appointed
    director
  35. 1992-03-12
    ➖
    TAYLOR, James Wallace resigned
    director
  36. 1974-12-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 1974-11-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  38. 1974-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 David Mackay Cunningham
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Backburn
Lethan Road
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

CADZOW, Alex→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, David Mackay→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-01
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Active
HARPER, Joseph William Meikle Cochran→
director · ~72y
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Active
HARPER, Timothy Frank→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Active
BONNINGTON, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-06 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
FANSHAWE, David→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-01 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
HARPER, Joseph William Meikle Cochran→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
BLACKIE, Brian Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 1992-08-01 · resigned 2016-11-23
Resigned
BONNINGTON, Gordon→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-08-01 · resigned 2011-08-03
Resigned
ECCLES, David John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-08-01 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned
FANSHAWE, David→
director · ~85y · appointed 1994-08-01 · resigned 2006-10-06
Resigned
MOWAT, Douglas Neil→
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, James Wallace→
director · ~88y · resigned 1992-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/12/1974—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Grs east lothian standard security1 property20/11/1974—
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Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-02-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-15