HAMLYNS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
SC176949 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-04
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£27.47M
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10611
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
103 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.
See pricing →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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £21,029
Turnover YoY
-1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27.47M | £27.79M |
| Gross profit | £7.68M | £6.00M |
| Operating profit | £21.0k | £36.3k |
| Profit before tax | £21.0k | £36.3k |
| Average employees | 5400 | 5100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27➕COOKSON, Mark Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2023-04-27➕COOKSON, Mark Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-04-27➖MELLOR, Peter Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-27➖MELLOR, Peter Matthew resigneddirector
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-04-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28➕LEA, James John appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➕MELLOR, Peter Matthew appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➖WARR, David resigneddirector
- 2018-12-01➕MELLOR, Peter Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-01➖WARR, David resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-23➖BAXTER, Alexander Wallace resigneddirector
- 2009-01-23➖CASTLE, Albert Bryan resigneddirector
- 2001-07-27➕MEIKLE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2001-07-27➕BAXTER, Alexander Wallace appointeddirector
- 2001-07-27➕CASTLE, Albert Bryan appointeddirector
- 2001-07-27➖LEA, Philip resigneddirector
- 2001-07-27➕WARR, David appointeddirector
- 1997-08-13➕LEA, John Edward appointeddirector
- 1997-08-13➖FLINT, David resignednominee-secretary
- 1997-08-13➕WARR, David appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-13➖DICKSON, Ian resignednominee-director
- 1997-08-13➖FLINT, David resignednominee-director
- 1997-08-13➕LEA, Philip appointeddirector
- 1997-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs HAMLYNS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 1997-07-04➕FLINT, David appointednominee-secretary
- 1997-07-04➕DICKSON, Ian appointednominee-director
- 1997-07-04➕FLINT, David appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Agri Food Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Agri Food Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HAMLYNS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC176949
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agri Food Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Morning Foods Limitedceased 05/04/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10611 — SIC 10611
Registered office
Forvis Mazars Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)
COOKSON, Mark Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-04-27
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COOKSON, Mark Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-04-27
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LEA, James John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-06-28
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LEA, John Edward→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-08-13
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MEIKLE, Alan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2001-07-27
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FLINT, David→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-04 · resigned 1997-08-13
MELLOR, Peter Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2023-04-27
WARR, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 2018-12-01
BAXTER, Alexander Wallace→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2009-01-23
CASTLE, Albert Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2009-01-23
DICKSON, Ian→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-07-04 · resigned 1997-08-13
FLINT, David→
Resignednominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1997-07-04 · resigned 1997-08-13
LEA, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~111y · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 2001-07-27
MELLOR, Peter Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-28 · resigned 2023-04-27
WARR, David→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-07-27 · resigned 2019-06-28
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-27