HILLCREST FINANCE GROUP LTD
🌱Startupactive
16019288 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-15
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£306
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £306
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£306
Current Assets
£388
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £306 |
| Current assets | £388 |
| Net assets | £306 |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-18➖ROBINSON, Keeley-Marie resigneddirector
- 2026-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs HILLCREST FINANCE GROUP LTD
- 2024-10-15➕PARKER, Joshua Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15➕ROBINSON, Keeley-Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joshua Alexander Parker Individual · British · DOB 09/1995 · age 31 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Keeley-Marie Robinsonceased 19/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered office
15 Forest Way
Harrogate
HG2 7JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PARKER, Joshua Alexander→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Keeley-Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-10-15 · resigned 2026-03-18
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-15