34 HILLINGDON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01668250 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-29
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-15
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  3. 2023-06-21
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  4. 2022-04-04
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  5. 2021-04-12
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-10
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-03-09
    LANGMAID, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  11. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-01
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  15. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-24
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-05-05
    COAKLEY, Kim Amanda resigned
    director
  18. 2014-01-01
    ACRAMAN, Reginald resigned
    director
  19. 2014-01-01
    LANGMAID, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-20
    BROCKBANK, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-08-16
    BENNETT, Nathalie Alaina resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-08-16
    BROCKBANK, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-02-12
    BENNETT, Nathalie Alaina appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-02-12
    COLE, Jayne resigned
    secretary
  25. 1994-10-02
    COAKLEY, Kim Amanda appointed
    director
  26. 1994-09-27
    MITCHELL, Ann resigned
    director
  27. 1982-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 34 HILLINGDON ROAD LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Anthony Michael Mcgill
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
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
Incorporated1982-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

34 Hillingdon Road
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB10 0AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MCGILL, Anthony Michael
director · ~68y
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Active
BENNETT, Nathalie Alaina
secretary · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 1999-08-16
Resigned
BROCKBANK, Andrew
secretary · appointed 1999-08-16 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
COLE, Jayne
secretary · resigned 1996-02-12
Resigned
ACRAMAN, Reginald
director · ~66y · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
COAKLEY, Kim Amanda
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-10-02 · resigned 2014-05-05
Resigned
LANGMAID, Christopher Paul
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2018-03-09
Resigned
MITCHELL, Ann
director · ~66y · resigned 1994-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-06