HYSLOP BROTHERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC295009 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-04

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand

2013-11-30
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ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill resigned
secretary
2007-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-01-04
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Company incorporated
As HYSLOP BROTHERS LIMITED
2006-01-04
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HYSLOP, Gordon appointed
director
2006-01-04
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ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill appointed
secretary
2006-01-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-01-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-01-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-01-04
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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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HYSLOP" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-01-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Carleton Lodge

Lendalfoot

Girvan

KA26 0JF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HYSLOP, Gordon→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-01-04

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Active

ORR, Donald Murdo Macaskill→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2013-11-30

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	02/04/2007	—

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