INTERNATIONAL BIG GAME & BIRD HUNTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC505652 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-12
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-24
    ➕
    HUTCHENS, Alistair appointed
    director
  11. 2022-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As INTERNATIONAL BIG GAME & BIRD HUNTING LTD
  20. 2015-05-12
    ➕
    HUTCHENS, Cara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Cara Hutchens
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Alistair Hutchens
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/02/2022

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
Incorporated2015-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUTCHENS, Alistair→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-24
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Active
HUTCHENS, Cara→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-12
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Recent filings (31 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15