CHARLES A. HUTCHISON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC327173 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-03

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£122.7k
Current assets	—	£1.7k
Net assets	—	£123.8k
Average employees	0	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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2025-04-22
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2024-03-06
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2023-02-23
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2022-04-06
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2021-04-12
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2020-01-27
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2019-02-04
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accounts · AA
2018-03-06
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accounts · AA
2017-03-09
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accounts · AA
2016-05-10
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address · AD01
2016-04-14
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accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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officers · AP01
2016-03-15
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officers · TM01
2015-08-13
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HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander appointed
director
2015-08-13
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HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce resigned
director
2015-08-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-31
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HUTCHISON, Morgan resigned
secretary
2015-07-31
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HUTCHISON, Mercedes resigned
director
2015-07-31
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HUTCHISON, Morgan resigned
director
2010-06-30
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HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce appointed
director
2010-06-30
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HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander resigned
director
2010-06-30
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HUTCHISON, Mercedes appointed
director
2010-06-30
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HUTCHISON, Morgan appointed
director
2007-07-03
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Company incorporated
As CHARLES A. HUTCHISON LIMITED
2007-07-03
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HUTCHISON, Morgan appointed
secretary
2007-07-03
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HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander appointed
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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUTCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Charles Alexander Hutchison Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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MCLAUGHLAN TRANSPORT (PERTH) LIMITED→ SC106138 · est 1987	£4.20M £3.15M–£5.25M	—	—	—	38y	82	73y
PERTH RADIO TAXIS LIMITED→ SC396523 · est 2011	—	—	—	1700	15y	83	59y
A N CAMERON LIMITED→ SC217279 · est 2001	—	—	£51.6k	—	25y	82	80y
CLYDEBOYD FORT WILLIAM LIMITED→ SC207392 · est 2000	—	—	—	4	25y	82	72y
FERGUSON FREIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC317804 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	82	65y
K.S. MANDERS INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC233359 · est 2002	—	—	—	1	23y	82	65y
TAYLOR TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC170793 · est 1996	—	—	—	—	29y	82	62y
FUTURE DELIVERIES LTD→ SC846060 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
M LOGISTIC PERTH LTD→ SC845433 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
MUCK DOCKERS LTD→ SC880310 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PERTH RADIO TAXIS (TRADING) LTD→ SC797636 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
SCOTT OF PERTH LTD→ SC568575 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

18 Lynstock Crescent Lynstock Crescent

Nethy Bridge

Inverness-Shire

PH25 3DX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-14

Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-08-13

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Active

HUTCHISON, Morgan→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2015-07-31

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Charles Bruce→

director · ~41y · appointed 2010-06-30 · resigned 2015-08-13

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Charles Alexander→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2010-06-30

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Mercedes→

director · ~34y · appointed 2010-06-30 · resigned 2015-07-31

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Morgan→

director · ~43y · appointed 2010-06-30 · resigned 2015-07-31

Resigned

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