HAMILTON & INCHES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC182332 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-22

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· PSC count: 2 → 3

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 27.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↑PSC count: 2 → 3

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

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32120

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
95250SIC 95250

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

26 officers (5 active, 26 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
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officers · AP01
2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-03
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WICHARY, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2026-03-03
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OURY, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2026-03-03
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MCGILL, Susan resigned
secretary
2026-03-03
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SCOTT, Walter Grant, Dr resigned
director
2025-10-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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BARROW, Jill resigned
secretary
2024-05-30
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MCGILL, Susan appointed
secretary
2024-05-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-02-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
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BARROW, Jill appointed
secretary
2021-06-15
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PAYNE, Jonathan David resigned
director
2020-04-07
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HASTON, Ross resigned
secretary
2020-04-07
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HASTON, Ross resigned
director
2019-08-19
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PAYNE, Jonathan David appointed
director
2019-07-31
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HARRISON, Marilyn appointed
director
2019-07-31
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PATERSON, Stephen Richard resigned
director
2018-06-20
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HOUGHTON, Victoria appointed
director
2016-12-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2016-12-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-01-30
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GREGORY, Paul Duncan resigned
director
2013-01-30
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SCOTT, Walter Grant, Dr appointed
director
2011-04-02
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REED, Gavin Barras resigned
director
2010-10-01
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HASTON, Ross appointed
secretary
2010-10-01
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PATRICK, David Malcolm resigned
secretary
2010-10-01
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HASTON, Ross appointed
director
2010-04-20
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PATRICK, David Malcolm appointed
secretary
2010-02-12
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SKINNER, Denzil Gough Onslow resigned
secretary
2010-02-12
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FRASER, Alexander James resigned
director
2010-02-12
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SKINNER, Denzil Gough Onslow resigned
director
2009-12-03
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GREGORY, Paul Duncan appointed
director
2009-03-24
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Charge satisfied #2

Showing most recent 50 of 76 events

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MCGILL, Susan resigned 2026-03-03; SCOTT, Walter Grant, Dr resigned 2026-03-03

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Walter Grant Scott Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	13/05/2026
Mr Richard Anthony Oury Individual · British · DOB 05/1942 · age 84	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	09/04/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Dr Walter Grant Scottceased 08/05/2026· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated1998-01-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

Level 3, 6 St Andrew Square

Edinburgh

EH2 2BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22