HUNTER CAIRD LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC475587 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-17
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,719

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£27k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£26.7k£15.6k
Current assets£16.4k£25.1k
Net assets£26.7k£15.6k

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

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-10
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2023-01-26
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  5. 2022-01-07
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  6. 2021-03-05
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  7. 2019-11-26
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  8. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-20
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    LEFEVRE, Aimee-Louise Karen appointed
    director
  10. 2018-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-04-19
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    HUNTER, Scott John appointed
    director
  12. 2018-04-19
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As HUNTER CAIRD LTD
  19. 2014-04-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Margaret Rose Paterson appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUNTER" — 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

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott John Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3 St Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 9PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUNTER, Margaret Rose Paterson→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Scott John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEFEVRE, Aimee-Louise Karen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-01