HOPEWELLS SIMPLY FINANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06181826 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-23
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£16.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65120Non-life insurance
  • 65300Pension funding
  • 66190Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,095

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£20k£27k£34kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£59.2k£64.4k
Current assets£33.8k£28.6k
Net assets£16.1k£15.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-13
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  4. 2026-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-02-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-10
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    HOPEWELL, Zoe Jayne resigned
    director
  15. 2017-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-27
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    HOPEWELL, Zoe Jayne appointed
    director
  18. 2007-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As HOPEWELLS SIMPLY FINANCE LTD
  19. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    HOPEWELL, Zoe Jayne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    HOPEWELL, Brad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOPEWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brad Hopewell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Zoe Jayne Hopewell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Zoe Hopewellceased 24/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

325 Chapel Lane
New Longton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 4AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOPEWELL, Zoe Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPEWELL, Brad→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-23
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Active
HOPEWELL, Zoe Jayne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2017-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05