HUNTLAW LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC612340 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01190
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01250SIC 01250
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs HUNTLAW LTD
- 2018-10-31➕PEDERSEN, Johanne appointeddirector
- 2018-10-31➕PEDERSEN, Mike appointeddirector
- 2018-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Johanne Pedersen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2018 |
Mr Mike Pedersen Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FORD & ETAL FARMS 1994 LIMITED→ 02968719 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| H.H. ROBSON AND COMPANY→ SC034045 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| HAMISH MORISON POULTRY LIMITED→ SC424823 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| HIGHFIELD FARMING LIMITED→ 03525485 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| HOARDWEEL FARMING LIMITED→ 01370204 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| ICE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ SC670137 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| J & T F MACFARLANE LIMITED→ SC137802 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| J LYON FORESTRY & GROUNDWORKS LTD→ SC761601 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| J.J. HOMES LIMITED→ 07068190 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| J.W. & N.J. STOKOE LIMITED→ 12825486 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| JACKIE JOHNSTON LIMITED→ SC447298 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| JAMES STRAUGHAN & SONS LIMITED→ 00204102 · est 1925 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190
Registered office
5 Cappuck Farm Cottages 5 Cappuck Farm Cottages
Cappuck
Oxnam Nr Jedburgh
Scotland
TD8 6LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PEDERSEN, Johanne→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEDERSEN, Mike→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2018-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-10-31