HILLY AND BOO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC332582 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-222024-03-22
Total assets£11.0k£11.0k
Debtors£17.2k£26.5k
Net assets£11.0k£11.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-03-01
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    MCKAY, Arthur William Kerr appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-03-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2024-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-01-18
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    MCKAY, Elaine resigned
    director
  15. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2007-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HILLY AND BOO LIMITED
  24. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    EWING-MACKIE, Sylvia appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    EWING-MACKIE, Sylvia appointed
    director
  26. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-10-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    MCKAY, Elaine appointed
    director
  29. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2007-10-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arthur William Kerr Mckay
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/01/2024
Mrs Sylvia Ewing-Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elaine Mckayceased 18/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

12a Bridgewater Place
Erskine
PA8 7AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last made up to: 2025-03-22
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

EWING-MACKIE, Sylvia→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-18
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Active
EWING-MACKIE, Sylvia→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-18
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Active
MCKAY, Arthur William Kerr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18
Resigned
MCKAY, Elaine→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/03/200813/01/2026

Recent filings (71 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18