HYLTON-POTTS INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07483914 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-06
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £3,157

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3.2k—
Current assets£8.6k—
Net assets£3.2k—
Average employees—0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-16
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  6. 2021-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-01
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  8. 2019-02-02
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  9. 2018-11-07
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2018-02-01
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  11. 2017-02-01
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  12. 2016-02-01
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  15. 2016-02-01
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  16. 2016-01-06
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    BERGVELT, Maud Eleonore appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-06
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    VAN DER BREGGEN, Eleonora resigned
    director
  18. 2011-07-09
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    CHILDS, Maureen Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-07-09
    ➖
    CHILDS, Maureen Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2011-07-09
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    PAYNE, Brian John resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-09
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    VAN DER BREGGEN, Eleonora appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As HYLTON-POTTS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  23. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    PAYNE, Brian John appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maud Eleonore Bergvelt
Individual · Dutch · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 High Street Mews
Wimbledon Village
London
SW19 7RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BERGVELT, Maud Eleonore→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHILDS, Maureen Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2011-07-09
Resigned
CHILDS, Maureen Anne→
director · ~90y · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2011-07-09
Resigned
PAYNE, Brian John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2011-07-09
Resigned
VAN DER BREGGEN, Eleonora→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-07-09 · resigned 2016-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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2026-01-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
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accounts · AA01
2023-12-06
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2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
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2020-02-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2019-02-02