HANDAXWOOD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC697053 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £200
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£200
~ YoY
Current Assets
£259k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £200 | £200 |
| Current assets | £258.7k | £242.9k |
| Net assets | £200 | £200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-04➕ELLIOTT, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2025-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-15➖MACLAREN, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs HANDAXWOOD LIMITED
- 2021-04-27➕HAMILTON, Angus James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27➕MACLAREN, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Patricia Elliott Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2025 |
Mr Angus James Hamilton Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter James Maclarenceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Matthew James Hamiltonceased 29/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| LOCHLYOCH FARMS LIMITED→ SC312591 · est 2006 | — | — | £3.70M | — | 19y | 83 | 63y |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Levenseat
By Forth
Lanark
ML11 8EP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ELLIOTT, Patricia→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Angus James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLAREN, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2021-04-27 · resigned 2024-04-15
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30