HUTCHISON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC176095 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£15.44M
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 61100Wired telecommunications activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.2y

45/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £267,763
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Turnover YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Turnover£15.44M£16.71M
Gross profit£3.91M£4.80M
Operating profit£427.0k£-126.2k
Profit before tax£267.8k£-769.8k
Average employees1220010200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-01-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-25
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  14. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2008-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2008-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2007-12-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2007-11-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2001-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2001-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2001-06-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2001-05-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 1999-02-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 1998-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1997-06-09
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Bruce, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-06-09
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Bruce appointed
    director
  29. 1997-06-09
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Mark appointed
    director
  30. 1997-06-09
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-06-09
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1997-06-09
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HUTCHISON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  34. 1997-06-04
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-06-04
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1997-06-04
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.

Group structure

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

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Hutchison Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HUTCHISON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
This company · SC176095

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hutchison Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/12/2022
Mr Mark Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/12/2022
Mr Bruce Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bruce Hutchisonceased 29/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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
Incorporated1997-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Innovation Centre
1 Harrison Road
Dundee
Angus
DD2 3SN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Bruce, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-09
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Active
HUTCHISON, Bruce→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-06-09
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Active
HUTCHISON, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1997-06-09
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1997-06-09
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1997-06-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property31/12/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property22/11/2007—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property11/06/200118/01/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property04/05/200118/01/2008
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/02/199906/07/2001
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property06/02/199806/07/2001
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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01