HILLDENE ESTATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11048456 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-06

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.3y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-07-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Brons Enterprises B.V.
2023-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-06-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-06-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-06-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-06-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-06-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-29
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DE LA MARE, Andre Paul resigned
director
2019-11-29
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ROGERS, Sharon resigned
director
2019-11-29
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FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2019-11-29
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SECOND DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2019-11-27
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GOLAN, Osnat appointed
director
2019-07-29
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LAVARELLO, Adaliz resigned
director
2019-07-29
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ROGERS, Sharon appointed
director
2019-06-30
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DE LA MARE, Andre Paul appointed
director
2019-06-30
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HARLOW, Stephen John resigned
director
2019-03-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2019-03-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2019-03-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2019-02-01
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HARLOW, Stephen John appointed
director
2019-02-01
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LARKIN, David resigned
director
2018-12-31
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AILE LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2018-12-31
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FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2018-12-31
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PLEIN LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2018-12-31
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SECOND DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2018-03-23
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HANLON, Stephen resigned
director
2018-03-23
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LARKIN, David appointed
director
2018-03-23
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LAVARELLO, Adaliz appointed
director
2018-03-23
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AILE LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2018-03-23
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PLEIN LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2017-11-06
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Company incorporated
As HILLDENE ESTATE LIMITED
2017-11-06
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HANLON, Stephen appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ran Kalif Individual · Moroccan · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	08/06/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Kreo Holdings Limitedceased 08/06/2023· 75-100% shares
Backford Limitedceased 09/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Cp House

97-107 Uxbridge Road

London

Ealing

W5 5TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-19

Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

GOLAN, Osnat→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-11-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DE LA MARE, Andre Paul→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-06-30 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

HANLON, Stephen→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2018-03-23

Resigned

HARLOW, Stephen John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2019-06-30

Resigned

LARKIN, David→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2019-02-01

Resigned

LAVARELLO, Adaliz→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2019-07-29

Resigned

ROGERS, Sharon→

director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

AILE LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2018-12-31

Resigned

FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

PLEIN LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2018-12-31

Resigned

SECOND DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Brons Enterprises B.V.	A registered charge	2 properties	01/08/2023	02/10/2024
satisfied	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	04/03/2019	08/06/2020
satisfied	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	04/03/2019	08/06/2020
satisfied	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/03/2019	08/06/2020

Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-15

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-02

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-07-26

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-11-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-09

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-06-14

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-31