HVO PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC477840 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-08
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-05
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    KERR, John Neilson resigned
    director
  18. 2014-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As HVO PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    ERSKINE, Alistair Morgan appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    ERSKINE, Margaret Hazel appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    KERR, John Neilson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Margaret Hazel Erskine
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2019
Mr Alistair Morgan Erskine
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 9 Longman Centre
East Tullos Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-16
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Active
ERSKINE, Alistair Morgan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-16
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Active
ERSKINE, Margaret Hazel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-16
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Active
KERR, John Neilson→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2014-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17