ADAM HALL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
01388340 · ltd · incorporated 1978-09-12
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 43.7y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
156 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees400

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-27
    ➕
    PIETSCHMANN, Alexander appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-27
    ➖
    JAHNEL, Markus resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-09-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-02-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2023-02-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-02-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-02-08
    ➕
    JAHNEL, Markus appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-08
    ➖
    KIRBY, David John resigned
    director
  16. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-17
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2019-09-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  22. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Andrew Neil resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-10
    ➕
    WAGNER, Sven appointed
    director
  25. 2013-12-10
    ➕
    KIRBY, David John appointed
    director
  26. 2012-09-28
    ➖
    LITTLE, Ian resigned
    secretary
  27. 2012-09-28
    ➖
    LITTLE, Ian resigned
    director
  28. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    KIRBY, David John resigned
    director
  29. 2011-01-31
    ➕
    LITTLE, Ian appointed
    director
  30. 2011-01-31
    ➖
    MUNDY, Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2011-01-31
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Andrew Neil appointed
    director
  32. 2010-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  33. 2010-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  34. 2010-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  35. 2010-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  36. 2002-06-29
    ➕
    LITTLE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GAIR, Ian Robert resigned
    secretary
  38. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GAIR, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  39. 1997-02-10
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: De Lage Landen Factors Limited
  40. 1995-08-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The City (Europe) PLC
  41. 1995-08-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  42. 1995-07-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The City (Europe) PLC
  43. 1995-05-17
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The City (Europe) PLC
  44. 1995-01-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  45. 1993-08-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  46. 1993-07-27
    ➖
    HALL, Adam resigned
    director
  47. 1993-07-27
    ➖
    HALL, Linda Susan resigned
    director
  48. 1993-07-01
    ➕
    KIRBY, David John appointed
    director
  49. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    GAIR, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  50. 1992-06-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Adam Hall Gmbh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adam Hall Gmbh
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADAM HALL LTD.
This company · 01388340

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adam Hall Gmbh
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

The Seedbed Centre Vanguard Way
Shoeburyness
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS3 9QY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

PIETSCHMANN, Alexander→
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAGNER, Sven→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAIR, Ian Robert→
secretary · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
LITTLE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-29 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned
ALLONDALE, John→
director · ~79y · resigned 1991-06-10
Resigned
BARNES, Arthur→
director · ~83y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned
GAIR, Ian Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
HALL, Adam→
director · ~77y · resigned 1993-07-27
Resigned
HALL, Linda Susan→
director · ~76y · resigned 1993-07-27
Resigned
JAHNEL, Markus→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-08 · resigned 2026-03-27
Resigned
KIRBY, David John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2023-02-08
Resigned
KIRBY, David John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned
LITTLE, Ian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned
MUNDY, Robert→
director · ~76y · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Andrew Neil→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
De Lage Landen Factors
De Lage Landen Factors Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property10/02/199717/09/2019
satisfied
The City (Europe)
The City (Europe) PLC
Notice of retention of title1 property16/08/199510/03/2010
satisfied
The City (Europe)
The City (Europe) PLC
Notice of retention of title1 property20/07/199510/03/2010
satisfied
The City (Europe)
The City (Europe) PLC
Notice of retention of title1 property17/05/199510/03/2010
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property17/01/1995—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed charge1 property18/08/199310/03/2010
satisfied
Riggs Keep
Riggs Keep Limited
Debenture1 property02/01/199104/06/1992
satisfied
Regent Trade Finance
Regent Trade Finance LTD
Debenture1 property03/03/198816/03/1992
satisfied
S H Lock & Co
S H Lock & Co Limited
Debenture1 property24/03/198616/03/1992
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/09/198204/08/1995
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Recent filings (156 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09