HILLEND ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC414843 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-18
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-631
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £631

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£631
~ YoY
Current Assets
£400
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£631-£425-£219-£12£194£400Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£69£69
Current assets£400£400
Net assets£-631£-631

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-10-29
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2021-10-26
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  9. 2021-03-13
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  10. 2021-01-31
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  11. 2019-10-28
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  12. 2019-02-25
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  13. 2018-10-30
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  14. 2017-10-31
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  15. 2016-10-28
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  16. 2016-02-03
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  17. 2015-10-29
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  18. 2014-05-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Limited
  19. 2014-04-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Limited
  20. 2012-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HILLEND ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  21. 2012-01-18
    ➕
    PURDIE, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-01-18
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    PURDIE, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-18
    ➕
    PURDIE, Brian John appointed
    director
  24. 2012-01-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-01-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-01-18
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  27. 2012-01-18
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 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 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Purdie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

28-30 North Street
Dalry
KA24 5DW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PURDIE, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURDIE, Alan Robert→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURDIE, Brian John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-18 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-18 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK
Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Limited
A registered charge1 property08/05/201413/03/2021
satisfied
Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK
Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Limited
A registered charge—25/04/201413/03/2021

Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
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2025-10-21
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2025-01-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-29
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2024-02-09
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2023-10-31
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2023-02-24
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2022-10-26
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2022-03-15
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accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
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mortgage · MR04
2021-03-13
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mortgage · MR04
2021-03-13
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accounts · AA
2021-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28