HILLFOOT WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04543066 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-24
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£388.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £388,272
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£552k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£388k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£110k£221k£331k£441k£552kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£408.3k£310.5k
Cash£551.8k£423.7k
Net assets£388.3k£285.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-09-20
    ➕
    DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  14. 2019-09-20
    ➖
    DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-12-10
    ➖
    DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HILLFOOT WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  21. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    DEABAITUA, Brenda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-09-24
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-09-24
    ➖
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Michael Anthony Deabaitua
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/08/2016

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

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🔒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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Hick Street Off Rutland Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DEABAITUA, Brenda→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2002-09-24
Resigned
DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2012-12-10
Resigned
DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2019-09-20
Resigned
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2002-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-07