HJALTLAND TRADING LIMITED

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SC261152 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-12-21

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (8 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-09-09
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2025-03-12
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officers · AP03
2025-03-12
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officers · TM02
2025-03-11
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THOMASON, Janice appointed
secretary
2025-03-11
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GRAY, Susan resigned
secretary
2025-02-21
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officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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MCGEADY, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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ROBERTSON, Helen Mary resigned
director
2022-03-07
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officers · TM01
2021-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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address · AD01
2020-11-23
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officers · AP01
2020-11-23
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officers · AP01
2020-11-19
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LYALL, Andrew John appointed
director
2020-11-19
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MANSON, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2020-09-28
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accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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officers · TM01
2020-08-24
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officers · TM01
2020-08-20
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MITCHELL, Gordon Gilbert resigned
director
2020-08-18
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HENDERSON, William resigned
director
2019-08-28
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accounts · AA
2018-08-24
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accounts · AA
2018-03-27
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SIMPSON, Vaila Janet Margaret resigned
director
2016-04-28
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WOOD, David Henry resigned
director
2015-08-20
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DALLY, John Jeremy resigned
director
2015-08-20
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WOOD, David Henry appointed
director
2015-07-20
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TALLACK, Agnes Isabella Mary appointed
director
2014-07-24
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ANDERSON, James John appointed
director
2014-06-30
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ROBERTSON, Helen Mary appointed
director
2014-05-12
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ROSIE, Louise Claire resigned
director
2013-05-28
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MILLER, Alexander John resigned
director
2012-12-13
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ROSIE, Louise Claire appointed
director
2012-10-30
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TULLOCH, Robert Rae resigned
director
2012-09-10
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STOVE, Thomas William resigned
director
2012-05-11
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GRAY, Susan appointed
secretary
2012-05-11
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SANDISON, Robin Nelson Sturrock resigned
secretary
2012-05-11
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DALLY, John Jeremy appointed
director
2011-07-30
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GODDARD, Jeffrey Paul resigned
director
2008-03-18
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WATT, Martin Robert appointed
director
2008-03-18
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SIMPSON, Vaila Janet Margaret appointed
director
2007-06-20
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ROBERTSON, Helen resigned
director
2006-03-16
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MILLER, Alexander John appointed
director
2006-03-16
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ROBERTSON, Helen appointed
director
2003-12-21
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Company incorporated
As HJALTLAND TRADING LIMITED
2003-12-21
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HUNTER, Robert Walter appointed
director
2003-12-21
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SANDISON, Robin Nelson Sturrock appointed
secretary
2003-12-21
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GODDARD, Jeffrey Paul appointed
director

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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HJALTLAND TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC261152

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
Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-12-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

6 North Ness Business Park North Ness

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05