COUNTY HOMES (WESSEX) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00444844 · ltd · incorporated 1947-11-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-10-10
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-06
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    BUCKSEY, Jonathan William Hobin appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-30
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    PARDOE, Alan George resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2022-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2016-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  17. 2015-11-05
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  18. 2014-07-17
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    HILL, Michael Patrick appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-17
    ➕
    HILL, Michael Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-17
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    HILL, Robert Phillips resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-07-17
    ➖
    HILL, Robert Phillips resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2012-01-18
    ➖
    SPARROW, Robert George resigned
    director
  24. 2008-02-15
    ➖
    PARRY, Lance Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 1998-01-02
    ➕
    SPARROW, Robert George appointed
    director
  26. 1995-08-25
    ➖
    HILLIER, John Frederick Arthur resigned
    director
  27. 1995-05-19
    ➕
    HILL, Robert Phillips appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-05-19
    ➖
    PARDOE, Alan George resigned
    secretary
  29. 1995-05-19
    ➕
    HILLIER, John Frederick Arthur appointed
    director
  30. 1995-05-19
    ➕
    PARDOE, Alan George appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-19
    ➕
    PARRY, Lance Stuart appointed
    director
  32. 1992-10-09
    ➖
    HILL, Peter Charles resigned
    secretary
  33. 1992-10-09
    ➕
    PARDOE, Alan George appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-10-09
    ➖
    CASS, Robert Nigel resigned
    director
  35. 1947-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTY HOMES (WESSEX) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Hills Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hills Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COUNTY HOMES (WESSEX) LIMITED
This company · 00444844

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
Hills Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1947-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Wiltshire House County Park Business Centre
Shrivenham Road
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HILL, Michael Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-17
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Active
BUCKSEY, Jonathan William Hobin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-09-30
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Active
HILL, Michael Patrick→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-17
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Active
HILL, Peter Charles→
secretary · resigned 1992-10-09
Resigned
HILL, Robert Phillips→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-19 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
PARDOE, Alan George→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-09 · resigned 1995-05-19
Resigned
CASS, Robert Nigel→
director · ~81y · resigned 1992-10-09
Resigned
HILL, Robert Phillips→
director · ~87y · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
HILLIER, John Frederick Arthur→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-05-19 · resigned 1995-08-25
Resigned
PARDOE, Alan George→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-05-19 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
PARRY, Lance Stuart→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-05-19 · resigned 2008-02-15
Resigned
SPARROW, Robert George→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-01-02 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/10/2012—
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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09