HAMILTON AND KINNEIL (ARCHERFIELD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC156131 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-23
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£0—
Net assets£0—
Average employees—0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Niven resigned
    secretary
  4. 2023-12-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-02-01
    ➖
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Kenneth appointed
    director
  19. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Kenneth resigned
    director
  20. 2008-09-30
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Niven appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-29
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-04-18
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-04-18
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-09-08
    ➖
    SMITH, William Wilson Campbell resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-09-08
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Alexander Douglas, Duke Of Hamilton appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-03
    ➕
    DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Eleanor, Lady appointed
    director
  29. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, John resigned
    director
  30. 2004-06-22
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Charles resigned
    director
  31. 1998-06-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, John appointed
    director
  32. 1998-05-07
    ➕
    SMITH, William Wilson Campbell appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-05-07
    ➖
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-05-07
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Charles appointed
    director
  35. 1998-05-07
    ➖
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1995-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAMILTON AND KINNEIL (ARCHERFIELD) LIMITED
  37. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1995-02-23
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Archerfield Estates Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
H And K Enterprises Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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HAMILTON AND KINNEIL (ARCHERFIELD) LIMITED
This company · SC156131

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Archerfield Estates Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
H And K Enterprises Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Lennoxlove Estate Office
Lennoxlove House
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Alexander Douglas, Duke Of Hamilton→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Eleanor, Lady→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2008-09-29
Resigned
SIMPSON, Niven→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2023-12-20
Resigned
SMITH, William Wilson Campbell→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-07 · resigned 2005-09-08
Resigned
STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2008-04-18
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1998-05-07
Resigned
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2015-02-01
Resigned
BROWN, Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Charles→
director · ~86y · appointed 1998-05-07 · resigned 2004-06-22
Resigned
TAYLOR, John→
director · ~103y · appointed 1998-06-15 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1998-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16