HODDAM CONTRACTING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC033012 · ltd · incorporated 1958-04-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08120
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 23610SIC 23610
- 23630SIC 23630
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 48 | 4800 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04➕GILFILLAN, Laura Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➕MURRAY, Peter Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10➖VALLANCE, William Duncan resigneddirector
- 2019-11-13📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2012-04-11➖VALLANCE, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 2003-01-18➕VALLANCE, Richard Scott appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-18➖VALLANCE, Elizabeth Scott resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-18➖VALLANCE, Elizabeth Scott resigneddirector
- 2000-04-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Limited
- 2000-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1996-12-05➕VALLANCE, Richard Scott appointeddirector
- 1996-12-05➕VALLANCE, William Duncan appointeddirector
- 1988-10-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1988-07-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1958-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs HODDAM CONTRACTING COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Hoddam Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hoddam Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HODDAM CONTRACTING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC033012
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Hoddam Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Scott Vallanceceased 10/12/2019· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08120 — SIC 08120
Registered office
Hoddam Road
Ecclefechan
Lockerbie
DG11 3BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
VALLANCE, Richard Scott→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILFILLAN, Laura Helen→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-04
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MURRAY, Peter Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-05-04
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VALLANCE, Richard Scott→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1996-12-05
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VALLANCE, Elizabeth Scott→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-01-18
VALLANCE, Elizabeth Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2003-01-18
VALLANCE, William Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1996-12-05 · resigned 2019-12-10
VALLANCE, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2012-04-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/02/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/04/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 31/10/1988 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 08/07/1988 | 17/03/2000 |
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Recent filings (113 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24