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 14.2y 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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

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

Focused on the manufacture and weaving of Harris Tweed textiles, this Scottish island-based operation most likely handles the day-to-day production, processing, and finishing of traditional woven fabric, spanning the full textile manufacturing chain from fibre preparation through to finished cloth.

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 14.2y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.2 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

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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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-with-accounts-type-full
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
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