HARGREAVES RECLAMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC246805 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.9y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees700900

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
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  2. 2025-10-23
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  3. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-03-31
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  6. 2024-08-26
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  7. 2024-08-19
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  8. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-06-01
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  11. 2021-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  12. 2020-09-01
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  13. 2019-08-21
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  14. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2018-01-30
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    HARGREAVES, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-30
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-01-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-11-07
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    HARGREAVES, Neale resigned
    director
  19. 2008-09-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2008-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2005-04-20
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    HARGREAVES, Derek appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-04-20
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    BENNETT, Peter Arnold resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-04-20
    ➖
    BENNETT, Peter Arnold resigned
    director
  25. 2005-01-25
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    HARGREAVES, Neale appointed
    director
  26. 2004-08-27
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    HARGREAVES, Steven resigned
    director
  27. 2004-07-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Melville Associates Limited
  28. 2004-04-01
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    HARGREAVES, Derek appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As HARGREAVES RECLAMATION LIMITED
  30. 2003-03-31
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    BENNETT, Peter Arnold appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-03-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-03-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-03-31
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    BENNETT, Peter Arnold appointed
    director
  34. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Steven appointed
    director
  35. 2003-03-31
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-03-31
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "HARGREAVES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Jane Hargreaves
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/05/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Derek Hargreavesceased 26/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Neale Hargreavesceased 07/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HARGREAVES, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-20
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Active
HARGREAVES, Derek→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-04-01
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Active
HARGREAVES, Laura Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-01-30
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Active
BENNETT, Peter Arnold→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2005-04-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Peter Arnold→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2005-04-20
Resigned
HARGREAVES, Neale→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2017-11-07
Resigned
HARGREAVES, Steven→
director · ~43y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property23/09/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/06/2008—
satisfied
Melville Associates
Melville Associates Limited
Floating charge1 property19/07/200402/09/2008
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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01