HUTCHEON INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC712711 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-20

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	—	18700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-05-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-27
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CAMPBELL, Gary David appointed
director
2022-05-27
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LEIPER, Martin appointed
director
2022-05-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-20
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FARQUHAR, Graeme Paterson appointed
director
2021-12-20
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GALLOWAY, Donald Hugh appointed
director
2021-12-20
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ROBB, Gregor Alexander appointed
director
2021-12-20
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SHAND, Garry John appointed
director
2021-12-20
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FORBES, Neil David resigned
director
2021-12-20
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GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned
director
2021-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-20
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Company incorporated
As HUTCHEON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2021-10-20
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-10-20
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FORBES, Neil David appointed
director
2021-10-20
➕
GARDNER, Ross Scott appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graeme Paterson Farquhar Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/12/2021
Mr Gregor Alexander Robb Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/12/2021
Mr Garry John Shand Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/12/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 20/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-10-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Albyn Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1YL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19