HILLCREST MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC131044 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-04-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
48 officers (8 active, 48 linked, 42 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
172 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-19
    VAN ZYL, Johan Gerhard appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-11-06
    MATHESON, Barry Stuart resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-08-15
    MCEWEN, Bruce Hamilton resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
    MORRISON, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-05-06
    DON, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  13. 2024-05-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-08-22
    GOWANS, Dylan appointed
    director
  18. 2023-08-15
    BOYLE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-03-28
    STEVENSON, Fionn, Professor appointed
    director
  21. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-11-08
    DORAN, Fiona Williamina appointed
    director
  25. 2022-11-08
    HARVEY, Stephen George appointed
    director
  26. 2022-08-22
    MILNE, David John resigned
    director
  27. 2022-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2022-08-16
    THOMS, Ronald Gardiner resigned
    director
  30. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2021-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2021-08-25
    HAINES, Trevor Rudolphe Gerardus resigned
    director
  33. 2021-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  34. 2021-07-19
    KELMAN, David appointed
    director
  35. 2021-04-22
    MATHESON, Barry Stuart appointed
    director
  36. 2021-04-22
    MILNE, David John appointed
    director
  37. 2021-03-19
    SHAW, Brian James resigned
    director
  38. 2021-01-16
    SMART, Ian Archibald resigned
    director
  39. 2020-08-26
    RIDGWAY, Donald Thomas resigned
    director
  40. 2019-09-10
    KIRBY, Terence resigned
    director
  41. 2019-07-16
    SHAW, Brian James appointed
    director
  42. 2019-03-31
    ROBERTS, Jacqueline Claire resigned
    director
  43. 2018-02-27
    DAVIDSON, Bruce Roy appointed
    director
  44. 2018-02-27
    HAINES, Trevor Rudolphe Gerardus appointed
    director
  45. 2017-10-24
    BOYLE, David appointed
    director
  46. 2017-10-24
    KIRBY, Terence appointed
    director
  47. 2017-10-24
    ROBERTS, Jacqueline Claire appointed
    director
  48. 2017-10-24
    THOMS, Ronald Gardiner appointed
    director
  49. 2017-10-06
    LENDON, Robin Mark resigned
    director
  50. 2017-03-21
    LENDON, Robin Mark appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent
HILLCREST MAINTENANCE LIMITED
This company · SC131044

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Explorer Road
Dundee
Tayside
DD2 1EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (8 active · 40 resigned)

DON, Lesley
secretary · appointed 2024-05-06
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Active
DAVIDSON, Bruce Roy
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-27
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Active
DORAN, Fiona Williamina
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-08
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Active
GOWANS, Dylan
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-08-22
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Active
HARVEY, Stephen George
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-11-08
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Active
KELMAN, David
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-19
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Active
STEVENSON, Fionn, Professor
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-03-28
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Active
VAN ZYL, Johan Gerhard
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-19
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Active
LANNI, Sandra Cameron
secretary · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
LINTON, Angela Margaret
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned
MORRISON, Fiona
secretary · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
WILSON, James
secretary · appointed 1991-04-08 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2016-01-25
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Jessie Matilda
director · ~100y · appointed 1991-04-08 · resigned 1996-12-20
Resigned
BEATON, Derek Dryburgh
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-01-21 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned
BERRY, Alexander
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
BOYLE, David
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-24 · resigned 2023-08-15
Resigned
BURNS, John
director · ~93y · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2005-12-12
Resigned
BURNS, Michael
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
DRON, William
director · ~101y · appointed 1992-01-21 · resigned 1994-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (172 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10