HAGDALE (SHETLAND) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC792555 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-350
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £350
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£350
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.8k |
| Net assets | £-350 |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs HAGDALE (SHETLAND) LTD
- 2023-12-15➕PRIEST, Marina Jane appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-15➕PRIEST, Ava Lily Christene appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15➕PRIEST, Marina Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ena Laura Daisy Priest Individual · British · DOB 05/2008 · age 18 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
Miss Ava Lily Christene Priest Individual · British · DOB 06/2006 · age 20 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/12/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Marina Jane Priestceased 07/02/2025· 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Gardie
Walls
Shetland
ZE2 9PB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PRIEST, Marina Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-12-15
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PRIEST, Ava Lily Christene→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2023-12-15
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PRIEST, Marina Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-15