HEBRIDEAN SPA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC412015 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-25
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£752.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £752,244

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
Net Worth
£752k
Current Assets
£945k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£950.9k
Current assets£945.2k
Cash£99.9k
Debtors£448.1k
Net assets£752.2k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-15
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  3. 2024-10-01
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  4. 2024-09-19
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  5. 2023-09-12
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  6. 2022-12-19
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  7. 2021-09-21
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  8. 2021-09-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-09-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2021-04-29
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    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-15
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  12. 2019-09-19
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  13. 2018-09-26
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  14. 2017-11-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-11-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2017-10-31
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  17. 2017-09-20
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  18. 2017-08-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2017-07-01
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    VAGNONI, Robert Julio appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  21. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    RISSMANN, Hans appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HEBRIDEAN SPA LIMITED
  23. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Martin appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    MACRAE, Malcolm Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    TRAYLING, Leon Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

Gleann Seileach Business Park
Willowglen Road
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2QP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

MACLEOD, Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-11-25
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Active
MACRAE, Malcolm Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-25
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Active
RISSMANN, Hans→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-02
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Active
TRAYLING, Leon Keith→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-11-25
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Active
VAGNONI, Robert Julio→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-07-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property07/09/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property09/11/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—01/08/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—19/01/2017—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-29