H B VILLAGES DERBYSHIRE LTD

🌳Matureactive

08849767 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-17

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

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 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	0

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 (77 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-06-19
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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address · AD01
2023-07-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
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officers · CH01
2022-09-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-26
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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
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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mortgage · MR01
2021-04-09
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mortgage · MR01
2021-03-31
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Crowd Property Limited
2021-03-31
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Crowd Property Limited
2021-03-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-22
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officers · AP01
2021-01-22
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officers · AP01
2021-01-22
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officers · AP01
2021-01-18
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address · AD01
2021-01-16
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address · AD01
2021-01-08
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CARROLL, Oliver John appointed
director
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
2020-07-03
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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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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
2019-03-04
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SCENNA, Lisa resigned
director
2018-11-19
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SCENNA, Lisa appointed
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
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #14
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #13
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #12
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #10
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #7
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-06-27
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Charge satisfied #2

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Hb Villages Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hb Villages Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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H B VILLAGES DERBYSHIRE LTD

This company · 08849767

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Hb Villages Ltd Corporate entity	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.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

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: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17