HILLHOUSE REMEDIATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05018025 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- · Bankability: 75 → 55
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- · Opportunity score: 81 → 71
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
- · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 81 → 71
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 55
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30➕LEWSLEY, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖TOWERS, Simon resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-06-25➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-25➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2004-06-25➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-25➕TOWERS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2004-06-25➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs HILLHOUSE REMEDIATION LIMITED
- 2004-01-16➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-16➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30
Group structure
Brownfield Land Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Brownfield Land Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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HILLHOUSE REMEDIATION LIMITED
This company · 05018025
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brownfield Land Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2020 |
Mr Robert Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2020 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Npl Developments Ltdceased 01/04/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Simon Towersceased 01/01/2017· significant influence
- Ms Michelle Lappinceased 01/01/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
One St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-06-25
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LEWSLEY, John Charles→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
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MCFARLANE, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-25
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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-16 · resigned 2004-06-25
TOWERS, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2021-06-30
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-16 · resigned 2004-06-25
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18