HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03596300 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
49 officers (4 active, 49 linked, 45 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
207 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01➖LEYSHON, Gregory David resigneddirector
- 2025-12-01➖SPOONER, Simon Glanville resigneddirector
- 2025-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-01➖BERG, Raymond Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➖SAUL, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-01-14➖BESWICK, Simon Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-03-03➖BIRT, Timothy David resigneddirector
- 2014-03-03➕SAUL, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2013-05-15➖RILEY, Francis William resigneddirector
- 2012-01-20➕LASRADO, Alice appointeddirector
- 2011-12-14➖CAVENDISH, Jeremy Peter resigneddirector
- 2011-12-14➖GRANTHAM, Victoria Anne resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖BOTT, Adrian John Alan resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖BOWYER, Russell Lyndon resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖GARDNER, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖GOWANS, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖JONES, Hugh Richard resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖MASSY-COLLIER, James Patrick resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖MULLOCK, James Justin resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖RENDELL, Simon resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖SAUL, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖TOWNSEND, Roma Louise resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➖WRIGHT, Daniel John resigneddirector
- 2009-12-01➕CAVENDISH, Jeremy Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➖GRAVES, Patrick Michael resigneddirector
- 2009-12-01➕SPOONER, Simon Glanville appointeddirector
- 2009-04-30➕SWEETING, Fiona Claire appointeddirector
- 2009-04-30➖MOULE, Jocelyn Handley resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30➖LAMBERT, Roy Jefferson resigneddirector
- 2007-08-10➖DAWE LANE, Patrick John Beachim resigneddirector
- 2006-11-29➖HUGHES, Gawain Lewis resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 115 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: LEYSHON, Gregory David resigned 2025-12-01; SPOONER, Simon Glanville resigned 2025-12-01
Group structure
Osborne Clarke Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Osborne Clarke Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED
This company · 03596300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Osborne Clarke Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5th Floor Halo
Counterslip
Bristol
BS1 6AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (4 active · 45 resigned)
HILLGATE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-09-07
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LASRADO, Alice→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-01-20
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SWEETING, Fiona Claire→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-04-30
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VICARY, Karen Lesley→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-18
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OVALSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-10 · resigned 1998-09-07
BAINES, Richard Eliot→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-09-18
BERG, Raymond Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2023-01-01
BESWICK, Simon Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 2015-01-14
BIRT, Timothy David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2014-03-03
BOTT, Adrian John Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2009-12-09
BOWYER, Russell Lyndon→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2009-12-09
CAVENDISH, Jeremy Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2011-12-14
CORREN, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-09-18
CUTHBERT, John Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2002-04-30
DAWE LANE, Patrick John Beachim→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2007-08-10
FIELDER, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-12-30 · resigned 2006-06-02
GARDNER, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2009-12-09
GHAURI, Akmal Khan→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-11-26 · resigned 2004-08-20
GOWANS, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2009-12-09
GRAHAM, Roderick Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2002-09-01
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Recent filings (207 total)
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2023-08-23
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2023-06-23
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2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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