HEPHER'S LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01150453 · ltd · incorporated 1973-12-11
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (76/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-07➕HEPHER, Jayne Mary appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-07➖HEPHER, Jennifer Ann resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-07➖HEPHER, Brian William Walter resigneddirector
- 2007-03-07➖HEPHER, Jennifer Ann resigneddirector
- 2002-10-14➕HEPHER, Jennifer Ann appointeddirector
- 2001-06-19➖HEPHER, Jennifer Ann resigneddirector
- 1996-05-17➕HEPHER, Simon Nicholas George appointeddirector
- 1973-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs HEPHER'S LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEPHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Nicholas George Hepher Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jayne Mary Hepher Individual · English · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 15 Houghton Hill Industries
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 2DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HEPHER, Jayne Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPHER, Simon Nicholas George→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPHER, Jennifer Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-03-07
HEPHER, Brian William Walter→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2007-03-07
HEPHER, Jennifer Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2002-10-14 · resigned 2007-03-07
HEPHER, Jennifer Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2001-06-19
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02