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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 36.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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 36.3y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 36.3 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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

152 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-03-18
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-29
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-05-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-04-01
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O'SULLIVAN, Amy Carole appointed
director
2008-03-25
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REDMOND, Michael resigned
director
2007-02-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-08-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-07-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-06-01
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KHAN, Dawood appointed
director
2001-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-07-08
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MCLAUGHLIN, David resigned
director
1996-07-02
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CRITTENDEN, Stephen resigned
director
1996-01-23
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REDMOND, Michael appointed
director
1993-02-01
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HENWOOD, Ian Christopher resigned
director
1991-09-05
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HARLOW, Christopher John appointed
director
1991-09-05
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CRITTENDEN, Stephen appointed
director
1991-04-13
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ANDERSON, Philip Edward resigned
director
1991-04-13
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LAWTIE, David Mcnab resigned
director
1990-03-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1989-12-01
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HARRISON, David appointed
director
1989-04-13
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Company incorporated
As HRH LIMITED
1989-04-13
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PETERKINS appointed
corporate-secretary
1989-04-13
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ANDERSON, Philip Edward appointed
director
1989-04-13
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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 37 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 37 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Harrison Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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: 2027-07-06

Last: 2026-06-22