HILLFOOT SKIPS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06989638 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-12
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£148.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £148,539
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,041 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£149k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£165k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £148.5k | £149.6k |
| Current assets | £164.6k | £165.8k |
| Cash | £17.7k | £17.6k |
| Debtors | £147.0k | £148.2k |
| Net assets | £148.5k | £149.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-06➖DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22➕DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2009-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs HILLFOOT SKIPS LIMITED
- 2009-08-12➕DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Anthony Deabaitua Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Anthony Deabaitua Snrceased 13/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Michael Anthony Deabaituaceased 22/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Hillfoot Skips Rowland Street
The Yard
Sheffield
S3 8DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
DEABAITUA, Michael Anthony→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEABAITUA SNR, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-10-22 · resigned 2020-11-06
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-07