ANDREW HILLIER CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07935015 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW HILLIER CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2012-02-03➕HILLIER, Andrew William John appointeddirector
- 2012-02-03➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2012-02-03➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HILLIER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 Andrew William John Hillier Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ALLIED ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ 10708117 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ALPAC ADVISORY LIMITED→ 11306032 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALPINE RESORT NANNIES LTD→ 11341309 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMBER RECLAIM LTD→ 16663660 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMBR LTD→ 12971824 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AML COMPLIANCE EXPERTS LIMITED→ 16293777 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMPYR IDEA UK LTD→ 15255740 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMRT CONSULTING LTD→ 16936223 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMWELL SPRING CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12213181 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANDREW NUNN LIMITED→ 17122944 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANDY B CONSULTING LTD→ 15586572 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANGEL HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED→ 01848414 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
East Barn Fairclough Hall Farm
Halls Green
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 7DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HILLIER, Andrew William John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2012-02-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30