54HWS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13384448 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,851
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 946% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.9k | £177 |
| Current assets | £1.8k | £846 |
| Net assets | £1.9k | £177 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25➕ESTEBAN-PENELAS, Genoveva appointeddirector
- 2024-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01➕HILL, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖HERON, Caitlin Knight resigneddirector
- 2023-12-31➖HERON, Thomas Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21➕BULAITIS, Ann Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-29➕HERON, Caitlin Knight appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29➕HERON, Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29➖SHELLEY, Timothy James resigneddirector
- 2022-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 54HWS LTD
- 2021-05-10➕SHELLEY, Timothy James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
49 High West Street
Dorchester
DT1 1UT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BULAITIS, Ann Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ESTEBAN-PENELAS, Genoveva→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-25
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HERON, Caitlin Knight→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-06-29 · resigned 2023-12-31
HERON, Thomas Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-06-29 · resigned 2023-12-31
SHELLEY, Timothy James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-05-10 · resigned 2022-06-29
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-08