HUTCHISON ESTATES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC547251 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-07
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-12-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-26
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HUTCHISON ESTATES LIMITED
  18. 2016-10-07
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Bruce appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-07
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    HUTCHISON, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2016-10-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Bruce Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/10/2016
Mr Mark Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Innovation Centre
1 Harrison Road
Dundee
DD2 3SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Bruce→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-07
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Active
HUTCHISON, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-10-07
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—28/04/2025—
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20