DH & KH FIC2 LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16901510 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-10
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-07-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-02-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DH & KH FIC2 LIMITED
- 2025-12-10➕HILLIER, David Robert Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10➕HILLIER, Katarzyna appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katarzyna Hillier Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 29/01/2026 |
Mr David Robert Geoffrey Hillier Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 10/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account
Registered office
C/O Bdo Llp
First Floor, Franciscan House
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1UR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HILLIER, David Robert Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-12-10
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HILLIER, Katarzyna→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Recent filings (10 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-07-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-02-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-10