HILL HOUSE INNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08882248 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£325.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £325,562
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,403 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£326k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£67k£133k£200k£266k£333kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£387.5k£391.7k
Current assets£43.3k£46.2k
Net assets£325.6k£333.0k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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  2. 2025-10-27
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  3. 2025-10-20
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    IRELAND, Anthony appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-28
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  6. 2022-11-26
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  7. 2021-11-29
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  8. 2021-09-30
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  9. 2020-12-23
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  10. 2020-12-14
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    STOCKTON, Sam Alun resigned
    director
  11. 2020-07-28
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  12. 2019-12-20
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  13. 2018-12-20
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  14. 2018-02-19
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  15. 2017-12-22
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  16. 2017-01-12
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    PRESSMAN, Mark resigned
    director
  17. 2016-12-23
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  18. 2016-02-15
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  19. 2014-08-01
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    STOCKTON, Sam Alun appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HILL HOUSE INNS LIMITED
  21. 2014-02-07
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    STOCKTON, Eric Clive appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-02-07
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    HILLIER, Adrian Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-07
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    STOCKTON, Eric Clive appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-07
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    STOCKTON, Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-07
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    PRESSMAN, Mark 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eric Clive Stockton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Stockton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

The Hill House
Happisburgh
Norwich
Norfolk
NR12 0PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

STOCKTON, Eric Clive→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-07
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Active
HILLIER, Adrian Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-02-07
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Active
IRELAND, Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-10-20
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Active
STOCKTON, Eric Clive→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-02-07
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Active
STOCKTON, Susan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-02-07
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Active
PRESSMAN, Mark→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2017-01-12
Resigned
STOCKTON, Sam Alun→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2020-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
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officers · AP01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28