EWELME HILLS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12461707 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-04
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  3. 2025-02-04
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  4. 2024-11-12
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  5. 2024-09-30
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  6. 2024-09-30
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  7. 2024-09-30
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  8. 2024-09-30
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  9. 2024-06-04
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-31
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    FRENCH, Jack Michael, Mr. resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  14. 2023-02-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-02-27
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    address · AD01
  16. 2023-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2023-02-22
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  18. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As EWELME HILLS LIMITED
  22. 2020-02-13
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    HORNER, Jason Antony appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-13
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    MACRAE, Gregor Charles William, Mr. appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-13
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    FRENCH, Jack Michael, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Lubov Chernukhin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/02/2020
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Maria Christofidouceased 24/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Appledore Trustees Limitedceased 24/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr. Gregor Charles William Macraeceased 31/12/2024· 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Jason Antony Hornerceased 31/12/2024· 25-50% voting
  • Mr. Jack Michael Frenchceased 24/11/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01210 — SIC 01210

Registered office

32-33 St. James's Place
London
SW1A 1NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HORNER, Jason Antony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACRAE, Gregor Charles William, Mr.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-13
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Active
FRENCH, Jack Michael, Mr.→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-02-13 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27