HILLFORT SPORTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12352098 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,415
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£242
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 188% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 1099% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£3k-£1k£656£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£7.4k£3.3k
Current assets£4.4k£371
Cash£242£370
Debtors£4.2k£1
Net assets£4.4k£-5.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-19
    CAMPOS-MARTYN, Augusta Rose resigned
    director
  7. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As HILLFORT SPORTING LTD
  14. 2019-12-06
    COWARD-HOLLEY, Matthew John appointed
    director
  15. 2019-12-06
    CAMPOS-MARTYN, Augusta Rose appointed
    director
  16. 2019-12-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew John Coward-Holley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Augusta Rose Campos-Martynceased 19/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

102 Hopton Lane Hopton Lane
Mirfield
WF14 8JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COWARD-HOLLEY, Matthew John
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-12-06
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Active
CAMPOS-MARTYN, Augusta Rose
director · ~28y · appointed 2019-12-06 · resigned 2025-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11