HAMILTONS CHEESECAKES LIMITED

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SC533211 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £18,427
Net assets shrinking
Down £432 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£18.4k£18.9k
Current assets£22.1k£15.8k
Net assets£18.4k£18.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As HAMILTONS CHEESECAKES LIMITED
  17. 2016-04-20
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMILTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

156 Drip Road
Stirling
FK8 1RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAMILTON, Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-20
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-29