HILLHOUSE QUARRY GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC135103 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08110
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.9y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (9 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
139 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.

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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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £9,293,909

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Profit before tax£9.29M
Average employees239

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-21
    BORTHWICK, Alistair appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-21
    KIRKLAND, Craig appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-21
    SHEPHERD, Liam appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-21
    MCNAUGHTON, Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2026-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-03-13
    VERNON, James Fitzpatrick Greville resigned
    director
  13. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-02-13
    GILL, Justin Matthew resigned
    director
  15. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-10-20
    THOM, Raymond Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-09-30
    CRUMLISH, Jamie resigned
    director
  23. 2022-08-01
    THOM, Raymond Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 2022-08-01
    MCGOWAN, Alistair appointed
    director
  25. 2022-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  27. 2022-06-23
    HILL, Alan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2022-06-23
    HILL, Alan George resigned
    director
  29. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2020-11-10
    HILL, Alan appointed
    secretary
  32. 2020-11-10
    HILL, Alan George appointed
    director
  33. 2020-11-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  34. 2020-07-01
    CRUMLISH, Jamie appointed
    director
  35. 2020-05-31
    TOYN, Charles Clifford resigned
    secretary
  36. 2020-05-31
    TOYN, Charles Clifford resigned
    director
  37. 2017-04-18
    VON HOF, Emma Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2017-04-18
    VERNON, Greville Edward Mervyn resigned
    director
  39. 2017-04-18
    VERNON, Hugh Richard Mervyn resigned
    director
  40. 2016-12-08
    O'BOYLE, Graham resigned
    director
  41. 2016-12-08
    VERNON, James Fitzpatrick Greville appointed
    director
  42. 2015-04-01
    TOYN, Charles Clifford appointed
    director
  43. 2015-03-31
    MURRAY, Charles Douglas resigned
    director
  44. 2015-01-12
    MUNRO, Mark appointed
    director
  45. 2015-01-12
    GILL, Justin Matthew appointed
    director
  46. 2013-04-01
    VERNON, Andrew Robert Richard appointed
    director
  47. 2011-04-30
    MUIR, Gordon Archibald Halliday resigned
    director
  48. 2010-04-01
    O'BOYLE, Graham resigned
    secretary
  49. 2010-04-01
    TOYN, Charles Clifford appointed
    secretary
  50. 2009-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
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Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Hillhouse Estates Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hillhouse Estates Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
HILLHOUSE QUARRY GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC135103

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hillhouse Estates Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Robert Richard Vernonceased 01/11/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Greville Edward Mervyn Vernonceased 01/11/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Hugh Richard Mervyn Vernonceased 01/11/2019· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

Hillhouse Quarry
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 7HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (9 active · 14 resigned)

THOM, Raymond Charles
secretary · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
BORTHWICK, Alistair
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-21
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Active
KIRKLAND, Craig
director · ~51y · appointed 2026-01-21
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Active
MCGOWAN, Alistair
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
MUNRO, Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-12
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Active
SHEPHERD, Liam
director · ~34y · appointed 2026-01-21
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Active
THOM, Raymond Charles
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-20
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Active
VERNON, Andrew Robert Richard
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-04-01
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Active
VON HOF, Emma Mary
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-18
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Active
HILL, Alan
secretary · appointed 2020-11-10 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
O'BOYLE, Graham
secretary · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
TOYN, Charles Clifford
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
CRUMLISH, Jamie
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned
GILL, Justin Matthew
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-12 · resigned 2024-02-13
Resigned
HILL, Alan George
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-11-10 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
MCNAUGHTON, Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned
MUIR, Gordon Archibald Halliday
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
MURRAY, Charles Douglas
director · ~81y · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
O'BOYLE, Graham
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2016-12-08
Resigned
TOYN, Charles Clifford
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/06/200704/06/2009

Recent filings (139 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-26