HULL CITYCARE (INTERMEDIATE 2) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05881141 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-08-17
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-09-06
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  5. 2021-09-06
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  6. 2020-10-07
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  7. 2019-09-26
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  8. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2018-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-02-16
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    officers · CH03
  11. 2017-07-11
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  12. 2016-08-11
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  13. 2016-01-15
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  14. 2016-01-15
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  15. 2015-08-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  17. 2006-11-06
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    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-11-06
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    LEEDHAM, David Adrian appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-06
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    SEWELL, Paul Edwin appointed
    director
  20. 2006-11-06
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    HULL CITYCARE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2006-11-06
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    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-11-06
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    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As HULL CITYCARE (INTERMEDIATE 2) LIMITED
  24. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-07-19
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    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hull Citycare Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hull Citycare Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HULL CITYCARE (INTERMEDIATE 2) LIMITED
This company · 05881141

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hull Citycare Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Sewell Group Plc
Geneva Way Leeds Road
Hull
Yorkshire
HU7 0DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-06
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Active
LEEDHAM, David Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-06
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Active
SEWELL, Paul Edwin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-11-06
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Active
HULL CITYCARE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-11-06
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Active
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Charge over shares1 property01/12/2006—
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Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
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accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-30