HELTOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00686375 · ltd · incorporated 1961-03-14
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 41.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-02-29📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-08-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-10➕KINGDON, Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2018-11-16📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2018-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2012-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-06-01➕KINGDON, Charles Paul, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➖KINGDON, Nicholas Peter resigneddirector
- 2008-09-07➖KINGDON, Arthur Douglas resigneddirector
- 2005-09-14➕GRATTON, Nicholas Mark appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-14➖KINGDON, Paul John resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-01➕KINGDON, Paul John appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-29➖LANDON, William Henry resignedsecretary
- 1999-05-07➕KINGDON, Linda Mary appointeddirector
- 1985-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1961-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs HELTOR LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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.)
Group structure
Heltor Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Heltor Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HELTOR LIMITED
This company · 00686375
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Heltor Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/03/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Heltor Holdings Limitedceased 13/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Paul John Kingdonceased 26/10/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FURNISH LTD→ 05555196 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| HEWETT ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 04779348 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719
Registered office
Heathfield
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
GRATTON, Nicholas Mark→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-09-14
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KINGDON, Charles Paul, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-06-01
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KINGDON, Linda Mary→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-05-07
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Active
KINGDON, Richard Peter→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-12-10
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KINGDON, Paul John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2005-09-14
LANDON, William Henry→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-02-29
KINGDON, Arthur Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2008-09-07
KINGDON, Nicholas Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2011-06-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/12/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/05/1985 | 15/06/2012 |
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Recent filings (149 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-05-13