HEBRIDEAN HOPSCOTCH HOLIDAYS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC587228 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-30
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-05➕BEAUFOY, Stuart Conway, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕MACKENZIE, Norman, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕MACLEOD, Alexander, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕MILLER, Christina, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs HEBRIDEAN HOPSCOTCH HOLIDAYS LIMITED
- 2018-01-30➕MACKENZIE, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2018-01-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACKENZIE, Norman, Mr. (same surname) appointed 2024-08-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kenneth Mackenzie Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
11 James Street Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2QN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BEAUFOY, Stuart Conway, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-08-05
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MACKENZIE, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-01-30
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MACKENZIE, Norman, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-05
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MACLEOD, Alexander, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-08-05
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MILLER, Christina, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-08-05
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14