HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC412084 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 13100

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

13200Weaving of textiles
13300SIC 13300

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20
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capital · SH03
2025-03-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-14
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-22
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capital · SH03
2024-05-01
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mortgage · MR04
2024-05-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-09-13
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accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-09
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incorporation · MA
2023-02-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-07
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-02-06
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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officers · AP03
2022-09-26
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MACRURY, Elaine appointed
secretary
2022-09-26
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CLITHEROE, Neil appointed
director
2022-09-26
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TAYLOR, Justin Scott appointed
director
2022-09-26
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MACKENZIE, Ian Angus resigned
secretary
2022-09-26
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SHEPHERD, Neville Philip resigned
director
2022-09-26
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WILSON, Brian David Henderson resigned
director
2020-12-21
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TAYLOR, Cristina Alicia, Dame appointed
director
2020-06-08
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TAYLOR, Ian Roper resigned
director
2018-08-01
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MACLEOD, Margaret Ann appointed
director
2018-08-01
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MACRURY, Elaine appointed
director
2016-01-01
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MACKENZIE, Ian Angus appointed
secretary
2015-12-31
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MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander resigned
secretary
2015-12-31
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MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander resigned
director
2013-08-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-08-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-09-30
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MORRISON, Alasdair Angus resigned
director
2012-03-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2011-12-06
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HOLMES, Malcolm Brian resigned
director
2011-11-28
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MACKENZIE, Ian Angus appointed
director
2011-11-28
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MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander appointed
secretary
2011-11-28
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MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander appointed
director
2011-11-28
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MORRISON, Alasdair Angus appointed
director
2011-11-28
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SHEPHERD, Neville Philip appointed
director
2011-11-28
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TAYLOR, Ian Roper appointed
director
2011-11-28
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WILSON, Brian David Henderson appointed
director
2011-11-25
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Company incorporated
As HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES LIMITED
2011-11-25
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HOLMES, Malcolm Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dame Cristina Alicia Taylor Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest	30/09/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Stephen Richesceased 26/01/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest
Mr Andrew Eric Lawceased 26/01/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest
Mr Ian Roper Taylorceased 30/09/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-11-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC13100 — SIC 13100

Registered office

Shawbost Mill

North Shawbost

Isle Of Lewis

HS2 9BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-09

Last: 2025-11-25