178 HPA LTD

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07775396 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-09-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-19
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    BEST, Daniel Piotr, Dr. appointed
    director
  6. 2022-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-15
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    BEST, Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 178 HPA LTD
  19. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    HARPER, Lowri appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    JACOBS, Rupert appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    MALANOWICZ, George John appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    PELHAM, Clare Johanna appointed
    director
  23. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    BEST, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

178 Holland Park Avenue
London
W11 4UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BEST, Daniel Piotr, Dr.→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-19
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Active
HARPER, Lowri→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Rupert→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALANOWICZ, George John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PELHAM, Clare Johanna→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEST, Peter→
director · ~88y · appointed 2011-09-15 · resigned 2022-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-05