E.HELLIWELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00222894 · ltd · incorporated 1927-06-30
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
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 60.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 60.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,274

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£655£1k£2k£3k£3kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£3.3k£3.3k
Current assets£3.3k£3.3k
Net assets£3.3k£3.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-10-01
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    DICKIE, Josephine Tate resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    DICKIE, Josephine Tate resigned
    director
  18. 1999-09-17
    ➕
    DICKIE, Josephine Tate appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-09-17
    ➖
    SLADDIN, Sandra Gillian resigned
    secretary
  20. 1998-01-31
    ➕
    DICKIE, Jamie Robert appointed
    director
  21. 1998-01-31
    ➖
    DICKIE, Robert Oswald resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-01-31
    ➕
    SLADDIN, Sandra Gillian appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-01-31
    ➖
    DICKIE, Robert Oswald resigned
    director
  24. 1981-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 1965-12-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Martins Bank LTD
  26. 1927-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As E.HELLIWELL LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 99 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Robert Dickie
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1927-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

West End Works
Parkinson Lane
Halifax
HX1 3UW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DICKIE, Jamie Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKIE, Josephine Tate→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
DICKIE, Robert Oswald→
secretary · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned
SLADDIN, Sandra Gillian→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-31 · resigned 1999-09-17
Resigned
DICKIE, Josephine Tate→
director · ~90y · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
DICKIE, Robert Oswald→
director · ~92y · resigned 1998-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/10/1981—
outstanding
Martins Bank
Martins Bank LTD
Legal mortgage1 property08/12/1965—
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-23