SHORTS OF HAWICK HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC771297 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-01
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£837.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £837,490
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,915 YoY
Cash YoY
+21026500%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£210k
↑ 21026500% YoY
Net Worth
£837k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£600k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £837.5k | £842.4k |
| Current assets | £599.9k | £600.0k |
| Cash | £210.3k | £1 |
| Debtors | £389.7k | £600.0k |
| Net assets | £837.5k | £842.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-08➕SHORT, Bruce appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-08➖SHORT, Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs SHORTS OF HAWICK HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2023-06-01➕SHORT, Bruce appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SHORT, Emma appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SHORT, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SHORT, Mandy Elaine appointeddirector
- 2023-06-01➕SHORT, Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHORT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Short Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/06/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth Shortceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Mandy Elaine Shortceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Bruce Shortceased 14/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL`S HERITAGE POTATOES LIMITED→ 05395750 · est 2005 | £25.0k £21.3k–£28.8k | — | £25.0k | — | 21y | 82 | 68y |
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| NEW EAST FARM STEADING MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10257685 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies
Registered office
Ladylaw Mill
Bath Street
Hawick
TD9 7DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SHORT, Bruce→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHORT, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHORT, Mandy Elaine→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHORT, Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2024-07-08
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-18