HEBRIDEAN SMOKEHOUSE LIMITED

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SC205391 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£333.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
  • 47230SIC 47230
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £333,104
Net assets shrinking
Down £92,685 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£162k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£333k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£370k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£88k£176k£264k£352k£440kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£378.0k£493.2k
Current assets£369.6k£439.6k
Cash£162.3k£235.0k
Debtors£47.7k£29.7k
Net assets£333.1k£425.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
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filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2023-10-21
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  4. 2022-11-25
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  5. 2021-10-13
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  6. 2020-10-29
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  7. 2019-11-29
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  8. 2018-09-24
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  9. 2017-10-30
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  10. 2016-11-15
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  11. 2016-05-11
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  12. 2015-10-26
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  13. 2015-04-07
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  14. 2015-04-07
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  15. 2015-04-07
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  16. 2015-03-22
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    GRANVILLE, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2000-04-14
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    LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville appointed
    director
  19. 2000-04-14
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    GRANVILLE, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-04-14
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-04-14
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As HEBRIDEAN SMOKEHOUSE LIMITED
  23. 2000-03-23
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-03-23
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Fergus Granville Leveson-Gower
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
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
Incorporated2000-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

Hebridean Smokehouse Ltd
Clachan Locheport
Isle Of North Uist
Western Isles
HS6 5HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-04-14
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Active
GRANVILLE, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2015-03-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2000-04-14
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-23 · resigned 2000-04-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/10/2008—
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Recent filings (73 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
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2025-11-28
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2025-03-26
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2024-07-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
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2023-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
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accounts · AA
2021-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
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2020-10-29
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2020-03-26
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2019-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01