BELVEDERE HILL LTD
💤Zombieactive
05660550 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-21
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-15➖HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-15➖HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr resigneddirector
- 2005-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BELVEDERE HILL LTD
- 2005-12-21➕HEMSLEY, Mark Simon appointeddirector
- 2005-12-21➕HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-21➕HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Christine Mary Hemsley Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Simon Hemsley Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Simon Hemsleyceased 15/09/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Salatin House
19 Cedar Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HEMSLEY, Mark Simon→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-21
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HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2014-12-15
HEMSLEY, Christine Mary, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2014-12-15
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Recent filings (52 total)
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2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17