HAMILTON OF WEST FORTUNE
🌱Startupactive
SC824383 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2024-10-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
4 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕HAMILTON, James Haig appointeddirector
- 2025-01-01➕HAMILTON, Lorna Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs HAMILTON OF WEST FORTUNE
- 2024-10-01➕HAMILTON, James Haig appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01➕HAMILTON, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMILTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HAMILTON, Pauline (same surname) appointed 2024-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Haig Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2024-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Registered office
West Fortune Farm
Drem
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 5LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HAMILTON, James Haig→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2025-01-01
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HAMILTON, James Haig→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-10-01
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HAMILTON, Lorna Anne→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-01-01
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HAMILTON, Pauline→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-01