HODGKINSON THE JEWELLERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC137641 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-08
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£34.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.3y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,265
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,398 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Cash£10.3k£13.0k
Net assets£34.3k£49.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2026-04-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-04-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    MARTIN, Julie resigned
    director
  20. 1993-05-07
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Alan William Hodgkinson
  21. 1993-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    HAMMETT, David appointed
    director
  24. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, David appointed
    director
  25. 1992-07-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    MARTIN, Julie appointed
    director
  27. 1992-07-24
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1992-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HODGKINSON THE JEWELLERS LIMITED
  29. 1992-04-08
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1992-04-08
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hammett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David Maclennan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

2 Hillview Drive
Clarkston
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G76 7JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MACLENNAN, David→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMETT, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-07-24
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Active
MACLENNAN, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-08 · resigned 1992-07-24
Resigned
MARTIN, Julie→
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-04-08 · resigned 1992-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
John Alan William Hodgkinson
Floating charge1 property07/05/199324/04/2026
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property26/01/199328/04/2026

Recent filings (99 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31