HATCH RIDE PROPERTIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
09144476 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-23
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£64.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £64,379
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,144 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£64k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.51M | £2.83M |
| Current assets | £5.9k | £13.9k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £4.1k |
| Debtors | £3.1k | £9.8k |
| Net assets | £64.4k | £70.5k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-30➖ARTURI, Angelina Grace resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-14🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-23🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2020-01-23🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2020-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-01-17🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2020-01-17🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2019-12-02🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2019-12-02🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2017-11-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-09-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-08-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-08-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-08-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs HATCH RIDE PROPERTIES LTD
- 2014-07-23➕THOMAS, Richard Hugh, Professor appointeddirector
- 2014-07-23➕ARTURI, Angelina Grace appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 low11 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Hatch Ride Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hatch Ride Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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HATCH RIDE PROPERTIES LTD
This company · 09144476
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hatch Ride Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 18/05/2024 |
Professor Richard Hugh Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Angelina Grace Arturiceased 13/06/2022· 25-50% shares
- Ms Angelina Grace Arturiceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Ms Angelina Grace Arturiceased 01/12/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Angelina Grace Arturiceased 07/06/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140
Registered office
Watlington Pharmacy
Couching Street
Watlington
OX49 5PU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
THOMAS, Richard Hugh, Professor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARTURI, Angelina Grace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-23 · resigned 2024-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
11
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 4 properties | 23/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/09/2017 | 23/01/2020 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 5 properties | 03/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/08/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11