HRH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC117311 · ltd · incorporated 1989-04-13
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 36.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28960SIC 28960
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
151 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-03-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-01-29
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2024-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-20
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2022-05-05
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2022-05-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-04-01
    O'SULLIVAN, Amy Carole appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-25
    REDMOND, Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2007-02-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2006-08-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2006-07-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2005-06-01
    KHAN, Dawood appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 1999-07-08
    MCLAUGHLIN, David resigned
    director
  27. 1996-07-02
    CRITTENDEN, Stephen resigned
    director
  28. 1996-01-23
    REDMOND, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 1993-02-01
    HENWOOD, Ian Christopher resigned
    director
  30. 1991-09-05
    HARLOW, Christopher John appointed
    director
  31. 1991-09-05
    CRITTENDEN, Stephen appointed
    director
  32. 1991-04-13
    ANDERSON, Philip Edward resigned
    director
  33. 1991-04-13
    LAWTIE, David Mcnab resigned
    director
  34. 1990-03-12
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 1989-12-01
    HARRISON, David appointed
    director
  36. 1989-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HRH LIMITED
  37. 1989-04-13
    PETERKINS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 1989-04-13
    ANDERSON, Philip Edward appointed
    director
  39. 1989-04-13
    LAWTIE, David Mcnab appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher John Harlowceased 30/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Dawood Khanceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated1989-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

100 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)

PETERKINS
corporate-secretary · appointed 1989-04-13
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Active
HARLOW, Christopher John
director · ~70y · appointed 1991-09-05
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Active
HARRISON, David
director · ~73y · appointed 1989-12-01
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Active
KHAN, Dawood
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-01
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Active
MOORLEY, Anthony
director · ~78y
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Active
O'SULLIVAN, Amy Carole
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
ANDERSON, Philip Edward
director · ~77y · appointed 1989-04-13 · resigned 1991-04-13
Resigned
CRITTENDEN, Stephen
director · ~74y · appointed 1991-09-05 · resigned 1996-07-02
Resigned
HENWOOD, Ian Christopher
director · ~66y · resigned 1993-02-01
Resigned
LAWTIE, David Mcnab
director · ~78y · appointed 1989-04-13 · resigned 1991-04-13
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, David
director · ~79y · resigned 1999-07-08
Resigned
REDMOND, Michael
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2008-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/08/2006
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/07/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property16/10/200101/09/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property12/03/199007/02/2007
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Recent filings (151 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-06-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-05