HAME FAE HAME (SHETLAND) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC783059 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-19
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.
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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£30.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,800

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£31k
Current Assets
£125k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£69.2k
Current assets£124.8k
Net assets£30.8k

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2023-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAME FAE HAME (SHETLAND) LIMITED
  4. 2023-09-19
    SANDISON, Alexandra Kaye appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-19
    SANDISON, David Alexander appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexandra Kaye Sandison
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/09/2023
Mr David Alexander Sandison
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/09/2023

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Scalloway School
New Road
Scalloway
Shetland
ZE1 0TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SANDISON, Alexandra Kaye
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active
SANDISON, David Alexander
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-19