HILLY GREEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC758724 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    NICKOLS, Anthony appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-03-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-03-26
    MOHAMMED, Rashid resigned
    director
  8. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HILLY GREEN LTD
  11. 2023-02-13
    MOHAMMED, Rashid appointed
    director
  12. 2023-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Nickols
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares27/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rashid Mohammedceased 27/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

3rd Floor Hill Street
Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NICKOLS, Anthony
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
MOHAMMED, Rashid
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-02-13 · resigned 2026-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-13