R & E HOGG LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC352552 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,450

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£24.4k£21.3k
Current assets£39.3k£40.0k
Net assets£24.4k£21.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    HOGG, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    HOGG, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2008-12-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As R & E HOGG LTD.
  20. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    HOGG, Elizabeth May appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-12-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    HOGG, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2008-12-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "HOGG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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 Richard Alexander Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/04/2026
Elizabeth May Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Richard Alexander Hoggceased 16/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Richard Alexander Hoggceased 16/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Elizabeth May Hoggceased 16/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

10 Knockbreck Street
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HOGG, Elizabeth May→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, Richard Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-15 · resigned 2008-12-15
Resigned
HOGG, Richard Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-12-15 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-15 · resigned 2008-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15