CHARLES HUTCHISON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC248297 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-24

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49410Freight transport by road

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	900	700

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2024-12-17
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2024-09-06
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2024-09-04
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2024-09-04
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2024-09-03
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officers · TM02
2024-08-31
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HUTCHISON, Morgan resigned
secretary
2024-08-01
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HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce appointed
director
2023-11-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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2019-12-17
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2018-12-17
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2017-12-18
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2016-12-19
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2016-04-26
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2006-06-01
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HUTCHISON, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2006-06-01
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HUTCHISON, Morgan appointed
secretary
2003-04-24
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Company incorporated
As CHARLES HUTCHISON LIMITED
2003-04-24
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HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander appointed
director
2003-04-24
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HUTCHISON, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2003-04-24
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
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2003-04-24
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce (same surname) appointed 2024-08-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Charles Bruce Hutchison Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/08/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Charles Alexander Hutchisonceased 01/08/2024· 75-100% shares

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

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KINNEAR FISHING LTD.→ SC169238 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
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LANDFOR LIMITED→ SC646818 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
LAWRIE & SON (RFC) LIMITED→ SC197990 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

18 Lynstock Crescent

Nethy Bridge

Inverness-Shire

PH25 3DX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce→

director · ~41y · appointed 2024-08-01

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Active

HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-04-24

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Active

HUTCHISON, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2006-06-01

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Morgan→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2024-08-31

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2003-04-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-11-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

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officers · AP01

2024-09-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-09-04

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-09-04

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officers · TM02

2024-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-27