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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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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 18.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 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
—
Current Liabilities
—
£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
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
    ➖
    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
    📄
    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