49-55 HICKORY DRIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09090796 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-18
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£2£3£4Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4£4
Current assets£4£4
Net assets£4£4

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-05-10
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Nicholas appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    HARMS, Julian Andrew Rodney resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 49-55 HICKORY DRIVE LIMITED
  20. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    CHILTON, Paul James appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    DAVDA, Umesh appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    HARMS, Julian Andrew Rodney 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Charter House
161 Newhall Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 1SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CHILTON, Paul James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVDA, Umesh→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Nicholas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-10
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Active
HARMS, Julian Andrew Rodney→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-18 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22