HOTBED GROUP LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
05376013 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-25
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (88/100, director aged 86). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.8y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
199 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
- 2018-08-02⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2018-08-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-05-02⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ13
- 2017-12-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-03-29⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2017-03-29⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2017-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-17➖HAWKES, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2016-04-27⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2016-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-04-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2016-04-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2016-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2016-02-23📄capital-directors-statement-auditors-reportcapital · SH30
- 2016-02-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-02-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2015-06-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2015-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-09-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-09-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: SECTRUSTEE2012 Limited
- 2012-02-03➖COX, Helen Louise resignedsecretary
- 2011-12-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Riverside Capital Investments Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2011-09-19➖POPE, Russell Charles resigneddirector
- 2011-06-23➖ROBINS, Gary John resigneddirector
- 2011-06-08➖ZANT BOER, Ian resigneddirector
- 2011-04-13➕BRODE, Andrew Stephen appointeddirector
- 2011-04-13➕LAUBER, Mark Karl appointeddirector
- 2011-04-13➕POPE, Russell Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-03-30➕HAWKES, Peter Michael appointeddirector
- 2011-03-30➖HEDGES, Peter resigneddirector
- 2011-03-30➖SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John resigneddirector
- 2011-03-25➖MCGRIGOR, Kenneth Muir resigneddirector
- 2009-04-19➖GOTTLIEB, Julius resigneddirector
- 2009-01-27➕MCGRIGOR, Kenneth Muir appointeddirector
- 2008-10-30➕SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John appointeddirector
- 2008-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hawk Investment Holdings Limited
- 2008-09-05➖HAWKES, Peter Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-09-05➕ROBINS, Gary John appointeddirector
- 2008-09-04➖BEER, Nigel Jonathan resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
2 high · 1 med ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-08-02
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-08-02: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-05-02: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Stephen M Rout & Company Menta Business Centre
5 Eastern Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 7AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 20 resigned)
BRODE, Andrew Stephen→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2011-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAUBER, Mark Karl→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COX, Helen Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2012-02-03
SWIFT, Roger Alistair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2006-10-05
ZANT BOER, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2005-12-16
EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-25 · resigned 2005-06-23
BEER, Nigel Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2008-09-04
GOTTLIEB, Julius→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2009-04-19
HAWKES, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2017-02-17
HAWKES, Peter Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-05
HEDGES, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2011-03-30
HEDGES, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2008-03-10
HOLDSWORTH HUNT, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2008-09-04
MCGRIGOR, Kenneth Muir→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2011-03-25
POPE, Russell Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-13 · resigned 2011-09-19
ROBINS, Gary John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-09-05 · resigned 2011-06-23
ROBINS, Gary John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2008-07-02
SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-10-30 · resigned 2011-03-30
SWIFT, Roger Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2006-11-30
TURNBULL, Nigel Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2008-09-04
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | SECTRUSTEE2012 SECTRUSTEE2012 Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 10/09/2012 | 19/10/2016 | |
| satisfied | Riverside Capital Investments (As Security Trustee) Riverside Capital Investments Limited (As Security Trustee) | Composite guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 23/12/2011 | 27/05/2014 | |
| satisfied | Hawk Investment Holdings Hawk Investment Holdings Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 23/10/2008 | 14/09/2012 |
Recent filings (199 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-08-02
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2018-05-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-04-03
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2017-03-29
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2017-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2016-10-19
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2016-04-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-04-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2016-04-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2016-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-04-21