HEBRIDEAN CHARCUTERIE FROM CROFT NO.9 LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC645359 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-23.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
- 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,644
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.1k | £34.5k |
| Current assets | £15.2k | £11.4k |
| Net assets | £-23.6k | £-13.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕WHITINGTON, Brian Ian appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-17➖WHITINGTON, Brian Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-15📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-10➕GILLEN, Melinda appointeddirector
- 2019-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs HEBRIDEAN CHARCUTERIE FROM CROFT NO.9 LTD
- 2019-10-25➕WHITINGTON, Brian Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Melinda Gillen Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 17/09/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Brian Ian Whitingtonceased 17/09/2024· board control · firm interest
- Mr Brian Ian Whitingtonceased 24/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEBRIDEAN SMOKEHOUSE LIMITED→ SC205391 · est 2000 | — | — | £333.1k | — | 26y | 82 | 67y |
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| BENBECULA DISTILLERY LTD→ SC861614 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 59y |
| ISLE OF HARRIS SMOKEHOUSE LIMITED→ SC695403 · est 2021 | — | — | — | — | 5y | 72 | 56y |
| IASG SEAFOOD RESTAURANT LTD→ SC868946 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 56y |
| HEBRIDEAN KITCHEN LTD→ SC501510 · est 2015 | — | — | £-4.5k | — | 11y | 55 | 83y |
| ISLE OF LEWIS GIN LIMITED→ SC743832 · est 2022 | — | — | £-5.2k | — | 3y | 55 | 41y |
| BARRATLANTIC LIMITED→ SC056330 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
2 Westview Terrace
Stornoway
HS1 2HP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GILLEN, Melinda→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-06-10
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WHITINGTON, Brian Ian→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-01
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WHITINGTON, Brian Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2024-11-17
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-06