H B VILLAGES GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

08774226 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-13

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	500

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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address · AD01
2023-07-28
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accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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officers · CH01
2022-09-22
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officers · CH01
2022-09-22
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officers · CH01
2022-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-08
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GRAHAM, Beverley Charlotte appointed
director
2021-01-08
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MACKRELL, Neil Alister appointed
director
2020-12-24
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SHERIDAN, Clare resigned
secretary
2020-12-24
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark resigned
director
2020-12-24
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COLEBY, Steve resigned
director
2020-12-24
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GOUGH, David Edward resigned
director
2020-07-06
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CARROLL, Oliver John appointed
director
2020-07-03
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SHEEHAN, Alastair Peter resigned
director
2020-03-25
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark appointed
director
2020-03-25
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COLEBY, Steve appointed
director
2020-03-25
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DIXON, Richard John resigned
director
2020-03-25
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GOUGH, David Edward appointed
director
2020-03-25
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LANE, David George resigned
director
2019-04-23
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TOWE, Nicholas Ralph resigned
director
2018-08-08
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LANE, David George appointed
director
2018-08-08
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POWELL, Andrew John resigned
director
2016-09-21
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DIXON, Richard John appointed
director
2016-09-21
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GOURLAY, Alastair Graham resigned
director
2015-04-28
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POWELL, Andrew John appointed
director
2015-04-27
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FITZSIMONS, Neil Geoffrey resigned
director
2014-05-31
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NETTLESHIP, Isobel Mary resigned
secretary
2014-05-31
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SHERIDAN, Clare appointed
secretary
2013-12-05
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GRAHAM, Howard Buchanan appointed
director
2013-12-05
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WRIGLEY, Jonathan Hayes appointed
director
2013-12-05
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SHEEHAN, Alastair Peter appointed
director
2013-11-13
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Company incorporated
As H B VILLAGES GROUP LTD
2013-11-13
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NETTLESHIP, Isobel Mary appointed
secretary
2013-11-13
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FITZSIMONS, Neil Geoffrey appointed
director
2013-11-13
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GOURLAY, Alastair Graham appointed
director
2013-11-13
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TOWE, Nicholas Ralph appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Howard Buchanan Graham Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/12/2020
Jonathan Hayes Wrigley Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/12/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Community Solutions Living Limitedceased 24/12/2020· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-11-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 1, 25 King Street

Knutsford

Cheshire

WA16 6DW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07