HILL OF BANCHORY ESCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC336394 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-09-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-09-16
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    REITH, Evan Barry resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-04-26
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    REITH, Evan Barry resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-10-28
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    MILLIGAN, Guy Hamilton resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-05-26
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    BURNETT, Victor Cecil Tobias appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-26
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    BURNETT OF LEYS, James Comyn Amherst resigned
    director
  21. 2014-05-26
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    REITH, Evan Barry appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    MILLIGAN, Guy Hamilton appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-30
    ➖
    BURNETT OF LEYS, Fiona Mercedes resigned
    director
  24. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    BURNETT OF LEYS, Alexander James Amherst appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    REITH, Evan Barry appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    BURNETT OF LEYS, Fiona Mercedes appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-25
    ➕
    BURNETT OF LEYS, James Comyn Amherst appointed
    director
  29. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2008-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HILL OF BANCHORY ESCO LIMITED
  31. 2008-01-18
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2008-01-18
    ➕
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

North Banchory Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
North Banchory Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HILL OF BANCHORY ESCO LIMITED
This company · SC336394

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
North Banchory Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719

Registered office

Banchory Business Centre
Burn O'Bennie Road
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 5ZU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BURNETT, Victor Cecil Tobias→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT OF LEYS, Alexander James Amherst→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REITH, Evan Barry→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-18 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned
BURNETT OF LEYS, Fiona Mercedes→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2012-03-30
Resigned
BURNETT OF LEYS, James Comyn Amherst→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2014-05-26
Resigned
MILLIGAN, Guy Hamilton→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2016-10-28
Resigned
REITH, Evan Barry→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-26 · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-18 · resigned 2008-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-23