HADDOCKSTON ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC344125 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.8y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
70 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
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-03-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    LINDSAYS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-07-22
    ➖
    BURNESS PAULL LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-07-22
    ➕
    LINDSAYS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-06-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
  22. 2008-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HADDOCKSTON ESTATE LIMITED
  23. 2008-06-10
    ➕
    SCOTT, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-10
    ➕
    SCOTT, Hugh appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-10
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-06-10
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-06-10
    ➖
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugh Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/05/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · KA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
IRVINE BARBERS LTD→
SC805755 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
IRVINE STYLE CUT LTD→
SC689698 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ISLAY DOG RESCUE LTD→
SC784312 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
JACK CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD→
SC777156 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
JBM SOLUTIONS AYRSHIRE LTD→
SC850778 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
JH PACKAGING & LOGISTICS LIMITED→
SC851257 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
JMB CLEANING LTD→
SC462169 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
JOE MCPHERSON DIGGER & GROUNDWORKS LTD→
SC697487 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
KA120 LIMITED→
SC644588 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
KADEALLIE LIMITED→
SC739158 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
KANDO SUPPORT LIMITED→
SC564416 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
KAWA HAND CAR WASH LTD→
SC798148 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

104 Main Street
Prestwick
KA9 1PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SCOTT, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Hugh→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-10 · resigned 2015-07-22
Resigned
LINDSAYS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-22 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-10 · resigned 2008-06-10
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
Floating charge1 property25/06/2008—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15