555 MILL HILL LIMITED

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13809365 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-20
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
17 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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-07-19
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-07-06
    BYWATER, John Patrick resigned
    director
  14. 2022-07-01
    BUCK, Daniel Charles appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 555 MILL HILL LIMITED
  16. 2021-12-20
    BYWATER, John Patrick appointed
    director
  17. 2021-12-20
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    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Luxury Retail Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Luxury Retail Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
555 MILL HILL LIMITED
This company · 13809365

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Luxury Retail Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Daniel Charles Buckceased 26/05/2023· 75-100% shares
  • John Bywaterceased 06/07/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2021-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Penthouse
Dolly Lane
Leeds
LS9 7TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUCK, Daniel Charles
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
BYWATER, John Patrick
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-12-20 · resigned 2022-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19