HDL INVESTMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
02550343 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (4 active, 24 linked, 13 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
133 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,260
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£37k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£198k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£37k£10k£58k£106k£153k£201kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£188.5k£190.8k
Current assets£198.4k£200.7k
Cash£2£2
Net assets£-37.3k£-34.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-16
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-01-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2014-10-08
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    WONG, Teck Siong resigned
    director
  17. 2011-12-01
    ➕
    LAW, Wai Cheong appointed
    director
  18. 2008-10-24
    ➕
    WONG, Teck Siong appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-10-24
    ➕
    SAW, Geok Kgor, Madam appointed
    director
  20. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    HOO, Chiong Tik resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    HOO, Chiong Tik resigned
    director
  22. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    WONG, Mock Seong resigned
    director
  23. 2008-10-24
    ➕
    WONG, Teck Siong appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-23
    ➕
    LAW, Tien Seng appointed
    director
  25. 2003-12-05
    ➖
    WONG, Teck Siong resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-12-05
    ➖
    WONG, Teck Siong resigned
    director
  27. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    HOO, Chiong Tik appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    HOO, Chiong Tik appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Richfields Property Holdings Limited
  30. 2002-12-09
    ➖
    HARIMAU FINANCE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    LOUIS, Jankins resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-05-15
    ➕
    WONG, Teck Siong appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-02-25
    ➖
    CHONG, Ki Woi resigned
    secretary
  34. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    LOUIS, Jankins appointed
    secretary
  35. 2001-07-18
    ➖
    CHONG, Lee Chang resigned
    director
  36. 2001-07-18
    ➖
    GIAM, Ting Hee resigned
    director
  37. 2001-07-18
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Harold Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2001-07-18
    ➕
    WONG, Mock Seong appointed
    director
  39. 2001-07-18
    ➕
    WONG, Teck Siong appointed
    director
  40. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    CHONG, Ki Woi appointed
    secretary
  41. 2001-07-03
    ➖
    LOUIS, Jankins resigned
    secretary
  42. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    LOUIS, Jankins appointed
    secretary
  43. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    RUDKIN, Denis Glenn resigned
    secretary
  44. 2000-06-20
    ➖
    FOREMAN, John Anthony resigned
    director
  45. 2000-06-19
    ➕
    CHONG, Lee Chang appointed
    director
  46. 2000-06-19
    ➕
    GIAM, Ting Hee appointed
    director
  47. 2000-06-19
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Harold Michael appointed
    director
  48. 1997-09-12
    ➖
    FOREMAN, John Anthony resigned
    secretary
  49. 1997-09-12
    ➕
    RUDKIN, Denis Glenn appointed
    secretary
  50. 1996-10-20
    ➖
    BURDEN, Peter resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Continental Assets Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
HDL INVESTMENT LTD
This company · 02550343

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Continental Assets Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Tien Seng Law
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence06/04/2016
Madam Geok Ngor Saw
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Wai Cheong Law
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Financial services · KT postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ARTEX ILS SERVICES UK LTD→
10995484 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ASHWICK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
14752331 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ASSURED FINANCIAL RESOURCES LTD→
05692216 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————20y——
ATHENA IFA LTD→
14778519 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AVH CAPITAL LIMITED→
09033846 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
AVIARY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED→
01105302 · est 1973 · no financials extracted
————53y——
AVN CAPITAL LTD→
12174852 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AWARD MORTGAGES SOUTHERN LIMITED→
10063061 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
AZZOFERA LIMITED→
08119085 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
BADER MALAN LIMITED→
04329913 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
BARIVAN LIMITED→
01709202 · est 1983 · no financials extracted
————43y——
BASLOW8 LTD→
15497765 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Unit 21 Kingspark Business Centre
152 -178 Kingston Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 3ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (4 active · 20 resigned)

WONG, Teck Siong→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Tien Seng→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Wai Cheong→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAW, Geok Kgor, Madam→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURDEN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-12 · resigned 1996-10-20
Resigned
CHONG, Ki Woi→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2002-02-25
Resigned
CLAYTON, Nicholas David→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-05 · resigned 1994-01-12
Resigned
FOREMAN, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-20 · resigned 1997-09-12
Resigned
HOO, Chiong Tik→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
LOUIS, Jankins→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
LOUIS, Jankins→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2001-07-03
Resigned
RUDKIN, Denis Glenn→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
WONG, Teck Siong→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-15 · resigned 2003-12-05
Resigned
BURDEN, Peter→
director · ~93y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1996-10-20
Resigned
CHONG, Lee Chang→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2001-07-18
Resigned
FOREMAN, John Anthony→
director · ~78y · resigned 2000-06-20
Resigned
GIAM, Ting Hee→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2001-07-18
Resigned
HOO, Chiong Tik→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
JOSEPH, Harold Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2001-07-18
Resigned
OWEN, Jeremy Nicholas→
director · ~86y · resigned 1994-06-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Richfields Property Holdings
Richfields Property Holdings Limited
Deed of charge2 properties13/10/2003—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-21