38 HILLDROP LANE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12886448 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-09-17
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
    BROWN, Laurence Edward appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-07
    HILLARY, Leslie Tyrone James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-07
    NOBLE, Paul Frederick resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-01-02
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2024-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-04-19
    EDWARDS, Jonathan Martin resigned
    director
  16. 2024-04-19
    HILLARY, Leslie Tyrone James appointed
    director
  17. 2024-04-19
    NOBLE, Paul Frederick appointed
    director
  18. 2023-09-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 HILLDROP LANE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2020-09-17
    LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2020-09-17
    EDWARDS, Jonathan Martin appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HILLARY, Leslie Tyrone James resigned 2025-11-07; NOBLE, Paul Frederick resigned 2025-11-07

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

North Point Stafford Drive
Battlefield Enterprise Park
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 3BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
BROWN, Laurence Edward
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Jonathan Martin
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-09-17 · resigned 2024-04-19
Resigned
HILLARY, Leslie Tyrone James
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
NOBLE, Paul Frederick
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-19 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18