88 HACKFORD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09807173 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-03

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

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	2025-10-31	2024-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · TM01
2026-03-23
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DENBEE, Michael David Charles resigned
director
2025-11-22
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accounts · AA
2025-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
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accounts · AA
2020-05-18
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officers · CH01
2020-03-05
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officers · CH01
2020-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-01
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officers · AP01
2019-09-30
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officers · TM01
2019-07-16
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accounts · AA
2019-07-08
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DENBEE, Michael David Charles appointed
director
2019-05-08
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BURGESS, Tim resigned
director
2018-10-24
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address · AD01
2018-07-23
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accounts · AA
2017-05-23
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JONES, Robert Henry appointed
director
2017-05-23
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COTTON, Oliver Charles resigned
director
2016-10-17
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COTTON, Oliver Charles appointed
director
2016-10-17
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HENRY, Tom Henry resigned
director
2016-10-17
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MITCHELL, Ian Paul resigned
director
2016-10-14
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BITHELL, William Robert appointed
director
2016-10-14
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BURGESS, Tim appointed
director
2015-10-03
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Company incorporated
As 88 HACKFORD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
2015-10-03
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HENRY, Tom Henry appointed
director
2015-10-03
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MITCHELL, Ian Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Robert Bithell Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Tom Henry Henryceased 17/10/2016· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Streathayne House

Hooperhayne

Colyton

EX24 6SH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BITHELL, William Robert→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-10-14

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Active

JONES, Robert Henry→

director · ~33y · appointed 2017-05-23

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Active

BURGESS, Tim→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2019-05-08

Resigned

COTTON, Oliver Charles→

director · ~82y · appointed 2016-10-17 · resigned 2017-05-23

Resigned

DENBEE, Michael David Charles→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-08 · resigned 2026-03-23

Resigned

HENRY, Tom Henry→

director · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-03 · resigned 2016-10-17

Resigned

MITCHELL, Ian Paul→

director · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-03 · resigned 2016-10-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-26

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officers · TM01

2026-03-25