HALLSTONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03097631 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 9 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
113 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees4200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-10-18
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    TURNER, Davina Jane resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-01
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    MATSON, Christopher Richard appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-31
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    MUMBY, David John resigned
    director
  19. 2012-05-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  20. 2012-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2010-10-26
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    MUMBY, David John appointed
    director
  22. 2010-04-15
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    OAKSHOTT, Pauline Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-04-15
    ➕
    TURNER, Davina Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    DAWSON, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    OAKSHOTT, Pauline Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-12-03
    ➖
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-12-03
    ➖
    BLACKER, Adrian James resigned
    director
  28. 2005-10-31
    ➖
    ROUND, Sigrid Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-31
    ➕
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-10-31
    ➕
    BLACKER, Adrian James appointed
    director
  31. 2005-10-31
    ➖
    ROUND, David John resigned
    director
  32. 2005-08-31
    ➖
    INNES, Andrew Milsom Grant resigned
    director
  33. 2005-08-23
    ➖
    ROUND, David John resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    ROUND, Sigrid Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-02-29
    ➖
    SUTTON, Phillip William resigned
    director
  36. 2004-01-05
    ➕
    INNES, Andrew Milsom Grant appointed
    director
  37. 2002-09-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2001-04-18
    ➖
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne resigned
    secretary
  39. 2001-04-18
    ➖
    SCHULTZ, Dennis Allan resigned
    director
  40. 2001-04-17
    ➕
    ROUND, David John appointed
    secretary
  41. 2001-04-17
    ➕
    ROUND, David John appointed
    director
  42. 2001-04-17
    ➕
    SUTTON, Phillip William appointed
    director
  43. 1999-03-01
    ➖
    BLACKER, Adrian James resigned
    director
  44. 1998-07-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  45. 1997-08-01
    ➕
    BLACKER, Adrian James appointed
    director
  46. 1997-02-21
    ➕
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne appointed
    secretary
  47. 1997-02-20
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1995-11-30
    ➖
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne resigned
    secretary
  49. 1995-11-30
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1995-11-09
    ➕
    STONHAM, Victoria Anne appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bioscapes Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bioscapes Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HALLSTONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 03097631

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
Bioscapes Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Andrew Dawsonceased 01/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

The Airfield
Seaton Ross
York
YO42 4NF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

DAWSON, Paul Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATSON, Christopher Richard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAKSHOTT, Pauline Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2010-04-15
Resigned
ROUND, David John→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
ROUND, Sigrid Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
STONHAM, Victoria Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2009-12-03
Resigned
STONHAM, Victoria Anne→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 2001-04-18
Resigned
STONHAM, Victoria Anne→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-09 · resigned 1995-11-30
Resigned
TURNER, Davina Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 1997-02-20
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 1995-11-07
Resigned
BLACKER, Adrian James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2009-12-03
Resigned
BLACKER, Adrian James→
director · ~50y · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
INNES, Andrew Milsom Grant→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-05 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
MUMBY, David John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-10-26 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
ROUND, David John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
SCHULTZ, Dennis Allan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-09 · resigned 2001-04-18
Resigned
SUTTON, Phillip William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2004-02-29
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 1995-11-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/05/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement1 property29/05/2012—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/07/199810/09/2002
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Recent filings (113 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-12-09