HILLCREST FUTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC248340 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-04-25

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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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

47 officers (8 active, 47 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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FENTON, Brenda Grace resigned
director
2026-03-24
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2025-12-18
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officers · TM01
2025-12-17
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KERR, Suzanne Marie resigned
director
2025-10-16
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GALLAGHER, Leighanne Ellen resigned
director
2025-10-16
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2025-09-02
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officers · AP01
2025-08-26
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GALLAGHER, Leighanne Ellen appointed
director
2025-04-09
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officers · TM02
2024-09-17
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2024-08-14
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2024-08-13
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MCMURDO, Marion Elizabeth Taylor, Professor appointed
director
2024-08-12
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THOMS, Ronald Gardiner resigned
director
2024-08-12
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officers · TM01
2024-07-19
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2024-07-18
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BARR, John Anthony resigned
director
2024-05-31
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MORRISON, Fiona resigned
secretary
2024-05-06
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DON, Lesley appointed
secretary
2024-05-06
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officers · AP03
2024-04-15
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LAPPIN, Lee resigned
director
2024-04-15
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officers · TM01
2024-03-04
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MUDIE, Rebecca resigned
director
2024-03-04
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officers · TM01
2023-12-12
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accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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2023-11-14
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KHAITAN, Priti resigned
director
2023-09-08
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2023-09-04
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LYNCH, Janet Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-08-30
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2023-08-28
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2023-08-23
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2023-08-23
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2023-08-23
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2023-08-15
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HUSSAIN, Munwar appointed
director
2023-08-15
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RUSSELL, Alan John appointed
director
2023-08-15
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BARR, John Anthony appointed
director
2023-08-15
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KHAITAN, Priti appointed
director
2023-08-15
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LAPPIN, Lee appointed
director
2023-02-03
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COSTELLO, Debra resigned
director
2023-01-17
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MEACH, Steven resigned
director
2022-08-16
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KERR, Suzanne Marie appointed
director
2022-08-16
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MUDIE, Rebecca appointed
director
2022-04-27
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STRETTON, Paul resigned
director
2021-09-09
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HAINES, Trevor Rudolphe Gerardus resigned
director
2021-07-19
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MEACH, Steven appointed
director
2021-04-22
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BROWN, Jonathan appointed
director
2021-04-22
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COSTELLO, Debra appointed
director
2021-02-09
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ROBERTS, Jacqueline Claire appointed
director
2021-01-06
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KEYTE, Rita Irmgard resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FENTON, Brenda Grace resigned 2026-03-24; GALLAGHER, Leighanne Ellen resigned 2025-10-16; KERR, Suzanne Marie resigned 2025-12-17

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

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HILLCREST FUTURES LIMITED

This company · SC248340

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

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: 2027-05-09

Last: 2026-04-25