HESCOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC392890 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-04
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2024-04-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-18📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2023-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-21📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2011-05-27➕HEPBURN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕HEPBURN, Gavin James appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕SCOTT, Christopher Timothy appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕SCOTT, Thomas Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➖MACDONALDS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-05-27➖WHITE, Joyce Helen resigneddirector
- 2011-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs HESCOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2011-02-04➕MACDONALDS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-04➕WHITE, Joyce Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ghcs Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ghcs Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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HESCOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC392890
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ghcs Properties Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/10/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Hepburnceased 25/10/2024· significant influence
- Mr Christopher Timothy Scottceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Gavin James Hepburnceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alan Thomas Scottceased 25/10/2024· significant influence
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Lochlands Viaduct
Larbert
Stirlingshire
FK5 3NN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
HEPBURN, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPBURN, Gavin James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Christopher Timothy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Thomas Alan→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALDS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2011-05-27
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2011-05-27
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Recent filings (73 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-04-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-04