HADDO HOUSE ANGLING CLUB LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC727974 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-03-30
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,874
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,687 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £5.6k |
| Current assets | £3.4k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £3.9k | £5.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-06➖MACDONALD, Walter Stewart resigneddirector
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-01➖BUCHAN, Neil resigneddirector
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-22➖STEWART, Michael Francis resigneddirector
- 2022-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs HADDO HOUSE ANGLING CLUB LTD
- 2022-03-30➕BARNETT, Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30➕PELL, Frederick Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30➕BUCHAN, Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30➕MACDONALD, Walter Stewart appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30➕STEWART, Michael Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
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 86 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Mains Of Haddo
Tarves
Ellon
AB41 7LD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BARNETT, Neil→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PELL, Frederick Charles→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2022-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHAN, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-30 · resigned 2024-02-01
MACDONALD, Walter Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2022-03-30 · resigned 2025-02-06
STEWART, Michael Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2022-03-30 · resigned 2022-07-22
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-30