HALL & ROBERTS (PROVISIONS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01227582 · ltd · incorporated 1975-09-24
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 44.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,161,117
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.16M | £1.01M |
| Average employees | 40 | 4200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-01➖HALL, Stuart Harold resigneddirector
- 2007-06-11➖HALL, Marion resigneddirector
- 2005-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-01-19➕HILL, Charles Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-19➕HALL, Anthony Robert appointeddirector
- 2005-01-19➕HILL, Charles Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-01-19➕PEARCE, Alexandra Louise appointeddirector
- 2005-01-19➖HALL, Marion resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-19➕HALL, Marion appointeddirector
- 2003-06-13➖MACDOUGALL, Stewart resigneddirector
- 2003-02-25🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-10-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-07-30➕MACDOUGALL, Stewart appointeddirector
- 1995-03-31🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1993-06-11➖BARRICK, Brian resigneddirector
- 1988-06-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Nat West Investment Bank Limited
- 1988-05-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Nat West Investment Bank Limited
- 1983-06-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1975-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs HALL & ROBERTS (PROVISIONS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Hall & Roberts (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hall & Roberts (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HALL & ROBERTS (PROVISIONS) LIMITED
This company · 01227582
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Hall & Roberts (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony Robert Hallceased 27/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Alexandra Louise Pearceceased 27/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
West Bank Street
West Bank
Widnes
WA8 0QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HILL, Charles Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Anthony Robert→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2005-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Charles Anthony→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARCE, Alexandra Louise→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Marion→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-01-19
BARRICK, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1993-06-11
HALL, Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2007-06-11
HALL, Stuart Harold→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2009-12-01
MACDOUGALL, Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1999-07-30 · resigned 2003-06-13
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/02/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/10/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 31/03/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | Nat West Investment Bank Nat West Investment Bank Limited | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 24/06/1988 | 27/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Nat West Investment Bank Nat West Investment Bank Limited | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/05/1988 | 27/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 22/06/1983 | 27/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 29/01/1982 | 27/07/2005 |
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Recent filings (140 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-01-02