ADCROFT HILTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05398253 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 600 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-20➕MCDONALD, Gareth Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20➖BEECH, David James resigneddirector
- 2025-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-11➕BEECH, David James appointeddirector
- 2009-03-23➕HILTON, Rosalind Mary appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-23➖MOLLART, Alexander John resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-23➖GRAY, Michael Stuart resigneddirector
- 2009-03-23➖MOLLART, Alexander John resigneddirector
- 2008-02-07➕MOLLART, Alexander John appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-07➖ROWLEY, Elinor Jane resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-07➕GRAY, Michael Stuart appointeddirector
- 2008-02-07➕MOLLART, Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2005-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADCROFT HILTON LIMITED
- 2005-03-18➕HILTON, Rosalind Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-03-18➕ROWLEY, Elinor Jane appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HILTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rosalind Mary Hilton Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David James Beechceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ADAM TRANTER WEDDINGS LTD→ 13708564 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
269 Church Street
Blackpool
FY1 3PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
HILTON, Rosalind Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILTON, Rosalind Mary→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, Gareth Ian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOLLART, Alexander John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2009-03-23
ROWLEY, Elinor Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2008-02-07
BEECH, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-11 · resigned 2025-08-20
GRAY, Michael Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2009-03-23
MOLLART, Alexander John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2009-03-23
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-13