HAZELWOOD SECURITIES LIMITED

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04510129 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-13
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
£-12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,676
Very low cash
Cash position: £48
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£18k-£14k-£11k-£7k-£3k£344Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-12.7k£-18.0k
Cash£48£344
Net assets£-12.7k£-18.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-26
    ➕
    HAZELWOOD, Kerry Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-26
    ➖
    HAZELWOOD, Darren resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    SWANTON, Susan Claire resigned
    director
  20. 2009-02-24
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2005-03-14
    ➕
    SWANTON, Susan Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    HAZELWOOD, Dean Philip resigned
    director
  23. 2002-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAZELWOOD SECURITIES LIMITED
  24. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    HAZELWOOD, Darren appointed
    director
  25. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    HAZELWOOD, Darren appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-08-13
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    HAZELWOOD, Dean Philip appointed
    director
  29. 2002-08-13
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-08-13
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAZELWOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Hazelwood
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

7-8 Portmill Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HAZELWOOD, Kerry Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAZELWOOD, Darren→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAZELWOOD, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2014-04-26
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2002-08-13
Resigned
HAZELWOOD, Dean Philip→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
SWANTON, Susan Claire→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2002-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/02/2009—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06