HAUTE LC LTD.

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SC842011 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-20
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-29
    KIDD, Deborah resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-08
    ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-12-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAUTE LC LTD.
  9. 2025-03-20
    KIDD, Deborah appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Graeme Robbie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Deborah Kiddceased 08/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2025-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

42 Dudhope Crescent Road
Dundee
DD1 5RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-02OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBBIE, Gordon Graeme
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-12-08
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Active
KIDD, Deborah
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-20 · resigned 2026-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-20