HILDER & HEADINGTON FINANCE LIMITED
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £0 |
| Current assets | — | £0 |
| Cash | — | £0 |
| Debtors | — | £0 |
| Net assets | — | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs HILDER & HEADINGTON FINANCE LIMITED
- 2023-02-02➕HEADINGTON, Merlin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-02-02➕HILDER, Jack Henry appointeddirector
- 2023-02-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEADINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-15
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Merlin Thomas Headington Individual · British · DOB 05/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2023 |
Mr Jack Henry Hilder Individual · British · DOB 07/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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