106 BILSTON STREET LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14797104 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 10 → 11
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1011
Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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
Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.4y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,797
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 638% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£334£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£176.2k£188.5k
Cash£9.3k£20.4k
Net assets£1.8k£-334

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-03-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  4. 2026-02-12
    HICKMAN, Alexander William appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: S Bowen Services Limited
  11. 2023-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 106 BILSTON STREET LTD
  12. 2023-04-12
    HICKMAN, Dean appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-12
    HICKMAN, Julie appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

Alex Hickman Spv Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Alex Hickman Spv Ltd
Corporate parent
106 BILSTON STREET LTD
This company · 14797104

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dean Hickman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2023
Julie Hickman
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2023
Alex Hickman Spv Ltd
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence17/11/2025

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
Incorporated2023-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Heame House 23 Bilston Street
Sedgley
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 1JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HICKMAN, Alexander William
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-02-12
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Active
HICKMAN, Dean
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Active
HICKMAN, Julie
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property31/03/2026
outstanding
S Bowen Services
S Bowen Services Limited
A registered charge1 property11/03/2024
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-12