HEDLEY ESTATES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10491129 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs HEDLEY ESTATES LIMITED
- 2016-11-22➕GRAHAM, Dawn Margaret appointeddirector
- 2016-11-22➕WILSON, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Anthony Wilson Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/10/2025 |
Mrs Dawn Margaret Graham Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| KNICKERS AND MOVES LTD→ 14704680 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| LJ PROPERTY RENTAL LTD→ 15735313 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
The Old School
Fenwick
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 2PJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRAHAM, Dawn Margaret→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-11-22
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22