HALMA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
00040932 · plc · incorporated 1894-04-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
45 officers (12 active, 45 linked, 39 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
720 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-16➕THORALFSSON, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-02➕LA FORCE III, Andrew Hudson appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖GUNNING, Stephen William Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2024-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-07➖TWITE, Roy Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➕KERR, Giles Francis Bertram appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖RICE, William Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-09-25➕CONDON, Liam appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-30➖WILLIAMS, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16➕GUNNING, Stephen William Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-01➕NEBHRAJANI, Sharmila appointeddirector
- 2021-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-22➖BARONE SOARES, Daniela resigneddirector
- 2021-07-22➖MEYERS, Adam Jay resigneddirector
- 2021-07-22➖WALKER, Paul Ashton resigneddirector
- 2021-04-01➕MISTRY, Dharmash Pravin appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09➕MAKIN, Pamela Louise, Dame appointeddirector
- 2020-05-01➕JENKINS, Mark Alun appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-30➖DE SOYZA, Ruwan resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-05➕DE SOYZA, Ruwan appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-05➖JENKINS, Mark Alun resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-01➕JENKINS, Mark Alun appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-30➖CHESNEY, Carol Tredway resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-19➖THOMPSON, Kevin John resigneddirector
- 2018-07-01➕RONCHETTI, Marc Arthur appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➕HARLOW, Jo Nell appointeddirector
- 2016-09-27➕WARD, Jennifer Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2016-07-21➖AIKMAN, Elizabeth Jane resigneddirector
- 2016-01-01➕CRAN, Carole appointeddirector
- 2015-07-23➖PETTIT, Stephen Raymond resigneddirector
- 2015-05-14➖QUINN, Neil Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-08-08➕RICE, William Anthony appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1894-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Misbourne Court
Rectory Way
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (12 active · 33 resigned)
JENKINS, Mark Alun→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-05-01
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CONDON, Liam→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-09-25
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CRAN, Carole→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-01
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HARLOW, Jo Nell→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-10-03
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KERR, Giles Francis Bertram→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-02-01
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LA FORCE III, Andrew Hudson→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-02
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MAKIN, Pamela Louise, Dame→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-02-09
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MISTRY, Dharmash Pravin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-01
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NEBHRAJANI, Sharmila→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-12-01
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RONCHETTI, Marc Arthur→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-07-01
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THORALFSSON, Barbara→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-06-16
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WARD, Jennifer Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-27
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CHESNEY, Carol Tredway→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 2018-09-30
DE SOYZA, Ruwan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-05 · resigned 2020-04-30
HOWARD, Robert Ian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-08-19
JENKINS, Mark Alun→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2019-08-05
THOMPSON, Kevin John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 1998-04-22
AIKMAN, Elizabeth Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2016-07-21
ARTHUR, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2000-08-02
BARBER, David Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2003-07-29
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Recent filings (720 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-07