HETTIE HEN LTD
💤Zombieactive
11808766 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10390SIC 10390
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.9y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-02➖FREE, Simon James resigneddirector
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Swif Smaller Loans Limited Partnership
- 2024-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕FREE, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2024-02-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-21📄mortgage-create-without-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR08
- 2023-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nicolas R Pope
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-03➖TRON, Julia resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18➕TRON, Julia appointeddirector
- 2019-11-30➕BLAKE, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-11-30➖BLAKE, Jonathan Paul resigneddirector
- 2019-11-30➕LEWIS, Richard Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2019-11-30➖LEWIS, Richard Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2019-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs HETTIE HEN LTD
- 2019-02-06➕MORAN, Michael Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Alexander Moran Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/02/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Elizabeth Mary Moranceased 17/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130
Registered office
Unit 8 Furnax Lane
Warminster
BA12 8GL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MORAN, Michael Alexander→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKE, Jonathan Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-11-30 · resigned 2019-11-30
FREE, Simon James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-01-02
LEWIS, Richard Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-11-30 · resigned 2019-11-30
TRON, Julia→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2021-09-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Swif Smaller Loans Partnership Swif Smaller Loans Limited Partnership | A registered charge | — | 08/08/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Nicolas R Pope | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 05/09/2023 | 28/02/2024 |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11