ERHENDERSON LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC518390 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees12001000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-08-04
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    KEMP-HENDERSON, Kimberly appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-07
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  13. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ERHENDERSON LTD
  21. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    KEMP-HENDERSON, Emma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Kimberly Kemp-Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/08/2025
Mrs Emma Rose Kemp-Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/08/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Keith Mcgregor Leiskceased 14/08/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

174 South Mid Street
Bathgate
EH48 1DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEMP-HENDERSON, Emma→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-21
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Active
KEMP-HENDERSON, Kimberly→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26