HEVER CASTLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01479520 · ltd · incorporated 1980-02-15

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 38.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 38.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2025-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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BEEFORTH, Deborah appointed
secretary
2020-07-20
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SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
secretary
2020-07-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham resigned
director
2019-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-10-22
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mortgage · MR05
2018-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-10-01
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2013-09-30
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2013-09-30
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2013-09-20
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HILL, James Maxwell appointed
director
2013-09-20
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham appointed
director
2013-02-20
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Charge satisfied #12
2013-02-15
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2012-03-27
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HARRISON, Michael John resigned
director
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #11
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #10
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #9
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #8
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #7
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #6
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #5
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #4
2009-02-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-02-12
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-01-10
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LESLIE, Duncan Harry Melville appointed
director
2006-08-31
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JAMES, David Andrew resigned
director
2006-08-31
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JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
director
2006-08-31
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PULLIN, Robert Allen resigned
director
2005-01-31
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ROBSON, Martin appointed
director
2005-01-31
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HARRISON, Michael John appointed
director
2005-01-31
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SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
director
2003-07-29
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GUTHRIE, Peter John appointed
director
2003-07-29
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GUTHRIE, Richard appointed
director
2003-07-29
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JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
secretary
2003-07-29
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SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
secretary
2003-07-29
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SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
director
2000-12-05
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JAMES, David Andrew appointed
director
1999-07-20
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Charge registered #11
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Broadland Properties Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HEVER CASTLE LIMITED

This company · 01479520

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
Broadland Properties Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1980-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

137 Scalby Road

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO12 6TB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14