HOLLY HEIGHTS COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
NI673267 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-09
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Es Treasury Limited
- 2020-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-20➕LAVERTY, Eamonn Francis appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20➖MCALLISTER, Michael Joseph resigneddirector
- 2020-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLLY HEIGHTS COMPANY LIMITED
- 2020-10-09➕MCALLISTER, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
- 2020-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Eamonn Francis Laverty Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Joseph Mcallisterceased 20/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2020-10-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
17-19 Dungannon Road
Cookstown
BT80 8TL
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAVERTY, Eamonn Francis→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-10-20
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MCALLISTER, Michael Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-10-09 · resigned 2020-10-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Es Treasury Es Treasury Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-21