HILLSTOW LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06508762 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-05➖SO DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2014-06-26➕PERRY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-06-26➖SIGURDSSON, Snaebjorn resigneddirector
- 2013-11-08➕SIGURDSSON, Snaebjorn appointeddirector
- 2013-10-03➖MCDOUGALL, Christopher James Duncan resigneddirector
- 2010-09-24➖CURWEN, Philip James resignedsecretary
- 2010-09-02➕MCDOUGALL, Christopher James Duncan appointeddirector
- 2009-04-06➕CURWEN, Philip James appointedsecretary
- 2009-04-06➖NETWORK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-02-26➕NETWORK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-02-26➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-02-26➕SO DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-02-26➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs HILLSTOW LIMITED
- 2008-02-19➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-02-19➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
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Mr Alan Perry Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Lava Capital Uk Limitedceased 07/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Jason Scott Haighceased 20/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Christopher James Duncan Mcdougallceased 20/02/2017· 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Construction · WD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 WARWICK GARDENS LIMITED→ 03096544 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 140 HIGH ST CROWTHORNE FREEHOLD LTD→ 16562793 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 SGR LIMITED→ 13424072 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1796 PROJECTS LIMITED→ 15848937 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST AVENUE GAS LTD→ 16624388 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 222 TECHNOLOGIES LTD→ 17038712 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 HOUR LONDON ELECTRICIANS LTD→ 11110843 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 24/7 ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED→ 16649466 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 BARNET LIMITED→ 10202813 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 25TH CENTURY FOX LIMITED→ 09592126 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 27 YMR CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 15609575 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2B CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 15033471 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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
Incorporated2008-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
201 Shenley Road
Borehamwood
WD6 1AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
Active
CURWEN, Philip James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2010-09-24
NETWORK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2009-04-06
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-02-26
MCDOUGALL, Christopher James Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2013-10-03
SIGURDSSON, Snaebjorn→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2014-06-26
SO DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2021-02-05
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-02-26
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-24