HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC155933 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
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
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,541,469
Cash YoY
+104%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£349k
↑ 104% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£356k£712k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.54M£1.31M
Current assets£1.78M£1.58M
Cash£349.3k£170.8k
Debtors£1.43M£1.41M
Net assets£1.54M£1.30M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2026-03-23
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    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2023-01-31
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  6. 2022-03-31
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  7. 2021-04-22
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  8. 2020-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-03-31
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  13. 2018-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  15. 2016-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-22
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    MACDONALD, Hector Iain resigned
    director
  17. 2012-07-09
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    SMITH, Kenneth Donald appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-25
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    MACDONALD, John Murdo resigned
    director
  19. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Iain Alex appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-23
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain resigned
    secretary
  21. 1996-06-27
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Catherine resigned
    director
  22. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Iain Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Murdo appointed
    director
  24. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Catherine appointed
    director
  27. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Hector Iain appointed
    director
  28. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, John Murdo appointed
    director
  29. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1995-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED
  31. 1995-02-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-02-13
    ➕
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Mhik Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mhik Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HEBRIDES HAULAGE LIMITED
This company · SC155933

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mhik Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MACDONALD, Iain Alex→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-23
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Active
MACDONALD, Iain Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
MACDONALD, Murdo→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
SMITH, Kenneth Donald→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-09
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Active
MACDONALD, Hector Iain→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-13 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, Catherine→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1996-06-27
Resigned
MACDONALD, Hector Iain→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
MACDONALD, John Murdo→
director · ~94y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-13 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14