HEBRIDEAN NEW METALS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC737798 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£48.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £48,908
Cash YoY
+288%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
↑ 288% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 170% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 550% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.9k | £-69.9k |
| Current assets | £49.8k | £7.7k |
| Cash | £28.9k | £7.5k |
| Debtors | £20.9k | £200 |
| Net assets | £48.9k | £-69.9k |
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
7
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-08📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-07➕LEWIS, David Reginald appointeddirector
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-12➕DONALD, Dennis William appointeddirector
- 2024-08-12➕MACNIVEN, Duncan Angus appointeddirector
- 2024-08-12➖BERKENHEGER, Gavin Ingo resigneddirector
- 2024-08-12➖KEENAN, Raymond Patrick resigneddirector
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-14➕ARBUCKLE, Douglas William appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14➕KEENAN, Raymond Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs HEBRIDEAN NEW METALS LIMITED
- 2022-07-08➕BERKENHEGER, Gavin Ingo appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Condor Energy Investments Llp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Nell Bay Investment Company
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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HEBRIDEAN NEW METALS LIMITED
This company · SC737798
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Condor Energy Investments Llp Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/08/2024 |
Nell Bay Investment Company Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/08/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Douglas William Arbuckleceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Raymond Patrick Keenanceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gavin Ingo Berkenhegerceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900
Registered office
Unit 8 Golspie Business Park
Golspie
Sutherland
KW10 6UB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
ARBUCKLE, Douglas William→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONALD, Dennis William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, David Reginald→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACNIVEN, Duncan Angus→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERKENHEGER, Gavin Ingo→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2024-08-12
KEENAN, Raymond Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-08-14 · resigned 2024-08-12
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-08
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-21