HALDANE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC417184 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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  2. 2024-03-13
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  3. 2023-07-27
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  4. 2022-04-27
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  5. 2021-04-27
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  6. 2020-04-17
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  7. 2019-08-02
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  8. 2018-09-05
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  9. 2018-06-05
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  10. 2018-03-14
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  11. 2017-07-12
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  12. 2016-04-27
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  13. 2016-02-25
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  14. 2015-03-30
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  15. 2015-02-23
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  16. 2012-03-09
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    HUTCHINSON, Charles Stanley appointed
    director
  17. 2012-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As HALDANE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  18. 2012-02-16
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    BLYTH, William Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-16
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    HUTCHINSON, William Clark appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-16
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-16
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carolyn Winifred Blyth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

213 West George Street J B & G Forsyth
213 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BLYTH, William Michael→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-16
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Active
HUTCHINSON, Charles Stanley→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-03-09
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Active
HUTCHINSON, William Clark→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-02-16
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-16 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
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accounts · AA
2025-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
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accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
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accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
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accounts · AA
2020-04-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19
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accounts · AA
2019-08-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-26