HAK SCOTLAND LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC798272 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
9 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,840

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£4.8k
Current assets£15.5k
Net assets£4.8k

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 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAK SCOTLAND LTD
  8. 2024-02-08
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Richard appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-08
    ➕
    KIRKLAND, James Mcnulty, Mister appointed
    director
  10. 2024-02-08
    ➕
    KIRKLAND, James Mcnulty, Mister appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-08
    ➖
    KIRKLAND, James Mcnulty, Mister resigned
    director
  12. 2024-02-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • James Mcnulty Kirklandceased 08/02/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

17 Turnlaw Farm
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 8YU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HAMILTON, Richard→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-02-08
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Active
KIRKLAND, James Mcnulty, Mister→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-08
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Active
KIRKLAND, James Mcnulty, Mister→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-08 · resigned 2024-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-08