ANGLO HILLWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10095538 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
44 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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-04-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-27
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  8. 2024-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-01
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    WADDELL, Andrew Alan Wallace appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-12-29
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    THOMSON, Balfour resigned
    director
  14. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-11-24
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    WADDELL, Graham Herbert Wallace resigned
    director
  17. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-03-26
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    PRENTER, Patrick Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    PRENTER, Michael Hugh Patrick appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    PRENTER, Richard Gibson Scott appointed
    director
  25. 2016-08-15
    ➖
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    THOMSON, Balfour appointed
    director
  27. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    WADDELL, Graham Herbert Wallace appointed
    director
  28. 2016-08-15
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2016-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLO HILLWOOD LIMITED
  30. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
    director
  31. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Alan Wallace Waddell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting11/03/2024
Mr Adrian Edward Robert Bell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares22/05/2020
Mr Richard Gibson Scott Gibson Scott Prenter
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/04/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Balfour Thomsonceased 29/12/2023· 25-50% shares · significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Graham Herbert Wallace Waddellceased 24/11/2023· 25-50% shares · significant influence · trust interest
  • Morton Fraser Trustees Limitedceased 22/05/2020· 25-50% shares · trust interest

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
Incorporated2016-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Greaves, West & Ayre, 17
Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PRENTER, Michael Hugh Patrick→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRENTER, Patrick Robert→
director · ~87y · appointed 2017-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRENTER, Richard Gibson Scott→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADDELL, Andrew Alan Wallace→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2016-08-15
Resigned
THOMSON, Balfour→
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2023-12-29
Resigned
WADDELL, Graham Herbert Wallace→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2023-11-24
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2016-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05