JOHN HOOD & SON(SCULPTORS)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC059449 · ltd · incorporated 1976-02-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 6 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 180 days

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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£112.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £112,693
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£89k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£113k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£75k£112k£149k£186kDec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£121.9k£103.3k£109.9k
Current assets£158.4k£186.4k£175.7k
Cash£88.7k£107.4k£112.9k
Debtors£13.5k£14.8k£11.6k
Net assets£112.7k£96.2k£100.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-05
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    WYDMUCH, William Harper resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-05
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    WYDMUCH, William Harper resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-06-20
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    FRASER, Gordon resigned
    director
  14. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Steven Sinclair appointed
    director
  21. 1996-04-06
    ➕
    NICOLSON, Gavin Sinclair appointed
    director
  22. 1996-04-06
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, John Mackay resigned
    director
  23. 1991-11-30
    ➖
    HOOD, Alexander resigned
    director
  24. 1990-06-01
    ➖
    MORGAN, Robert Kilgour resigned
    secretary
  25. 1990-06-01
    ➕
    WYDMUCH, William Harper appointed
    secretary
  26. 1976-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOHN HOOD & SON(SCULPTORS)LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-07-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Sinclair Nicolson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/06/2024
Mr Gavin Sinclair Nicolson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William Harper Wydmuchceased 06/06/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Gordon Banks Fraserceased 21/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1976-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Station Road
Wick
Caithness
KW1 5LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

NICOLSON, Gavin Sinclair→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOLSON, Steven Sinclair→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Robert Kilgour→
secretary · resigned 1990-06-01
Resigned
WYDMUCH, William Harper→
secretary · appointed 1990-06-01 · resigned 2025-04-05
Resigned
CHRISTIE, John Mackay→
director · ~100y · resigned 1996-04-06
Resigned
FRASER, Gordon→
director · ~74y · resigned 2022-06-20
Resigned
HOOD, Alexander→
director · ~125y · resigned 1991-11-30
Resigned
WYDMUCH, William Harper→
director · ~69y · resigned 2025-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06