HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC155933 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
101 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,541,469
Cash YoY
+104%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£349k
↑ 104% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£356k£712k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.54M£1.31M
Current assets£1.78M£1.58M
Cash£349.3k£170.8k
Debtors£1.43M£1.41M
Net assets£1.54M£1.30M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2026-03-23
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    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2023-01-31
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  6. 2022-03-31
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  7. 2021-04-22
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  8. 2020-03-23
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  9. 2019-03-29
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  10. 2019-02-19
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  11. 2019-02-18
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-03-31
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  13. 2018-03-27
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-22
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    MACDONALD, Hector Iain resigned
    director
  17. 2012-07-09
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    SMITH, Kenneth Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    MACDONALD, John Murdo resigned
    director
  19. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Iain Alex appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-23
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain resigned
    secretary
  21. 1996-06-27
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Catherine resigned
    director
  22. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Iain Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Murdo appointed
    director
  24. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Catherine appointed
    director
  27. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain appointed
    director
  28. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, John Murdo appointed
    director
  29. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1995-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED
  31. 1995-02-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-02-13
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Mhik Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mhik Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED
This company · SC155933

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mhik Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MACDONALD, Iain Alex→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Iain Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
MACDONALD, Murdo→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
SMITH, Kenneth Donald→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Hector Iain→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-13 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, Catherine→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1996-06-27
Resigned
MACDONALD, Hector Iain→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
MACDONALD, John Murdo→
director · ~94y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-13 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14