HILLMEAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09557787 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 incorporation
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
16
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-03-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-12➕BROWN, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 2026-02-12➕SHARMA, Amitabh appointeddirector
- 2026-02-12➖MARTIN, Richard resigneddirector
- 2026-02-12➖MCKERROW, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01➖HASKETT, David Brian resigneddirector
- 2018-11-12➕MCKERROW, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2018-02-06➖O'SHEA, Julie Patricia resigneddirector
- 2016-06-22➕MARTIN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-06-22➕O'SHEA, Julie Patricia appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs HILLMEAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- 2015-04-23➕COX, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23➕PEART, Kevin Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23➕HASKETT, David Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MARTIN, Richard resigned 2026-02-12; MCKERROW, Andrew James resigned 2026-02-12
Group structure
Sdi Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sdi Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HILLMEAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 09557787
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sdi Group Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/02/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin Robert Peartceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Samuel James Coxceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr David Brian Haskettceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Beason House
Nuffield Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 1TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BROWN, Stephen Mark→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2026-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COX, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEART, Kevin Robert→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARMA, Amitabh→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HASKETT, David Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2021-02-01
MARTIN, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-06-22 · resigned 2026-02-12
MCKERROW, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2026-02-12
O'SHEA, Julie Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-06-22 · resigned 2018-02-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-24