HALLWAY LTD

💤Zombieactive

04172846 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-05

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-12-20
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accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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COX, Dennis Anthony resigned
director
2024-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-09
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-02-09
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-09
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-16
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accounts · AA
2021-01-01
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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HILEY, Emily resigned
director
2020-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-15
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accounts · AA
2018-12-29
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accounts · AA
2017-02-20
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HILEY, Emily appointed
director
2016-07-18
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COX, Sally Emma resigned
secretary
2015-04-08
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COX, Dirk Anthony appointed
director
2015-04-08
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COX, Dirk Anthony resigned
director
2014-04-08
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COX, Sally Emma appointed
secretary
2014-04-08
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HAVEN BLUE resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-04-08
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COX, Dirk Anthony appointed
director
2014-04-08
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HAVEN BLUE resigned
corporate-director
2014-01-14
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HAVEN BLUE appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-01-14
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COX, Sally Emma resigned
director
2014-01-14
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HAVEN BLUE appointed
corporate-director
2011-04-01
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COX, Sally Emma appointed
director
2009-05-27
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COX, Wendy Mary resigned
secretary
2009-05-27
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COX, Wendy Mary resigned
director
2007-11-06
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COLLETT, Jennifer Yvonne resigned
secretary
2007-11-06
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COX, Wendy Mary appointed
secretary
2007-11-06
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COLLETT, Nigel resigned
director
2007-11-06
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COX, Dennis Anthony appointed
director
2007-11-06
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COX, Wendy Mary appointed
director
2002-01-30
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GOODWIN, Neil Owen resigned
director
2002-01-29
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COLLETT, Jennifer Yvonne appointed
secretary
2002-01-29
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MARK J WILSON AND COMPANY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-01-29
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COLLETT, Nigel appointed
director
2001-07-01
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MARK J WILSON AND COMPANY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-07-01
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GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointed
director
2001-03-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-03-07
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2001-03-05
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Company incorporated
As HALLWAY LTD
2001-03-05
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-03-05
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dirk Anthony Cox Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Emily Hileyceased 23/09/2020· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A & P BRAUNTON LIMITED→ 09395803 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
A NICE LITTLE HOUSE LTD→ 13289842 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ABSOLUTE SALES & LETTINGS LTD→ 07230553 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
ADAM CARTER PROPERTIES LTD→ 14731918 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ADVANTAGE RESIDENTIAL LTD→ 10923629 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN MANCHESTER LIMITED→ 08223572 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AFFORDABLE PROPERTY LETTINGS LIMITED→ 11114800 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AHS PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITED→ 16713424 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AISH PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 05418061 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
AITKEN STONE LIMITED→ 10251320 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AKMBS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 07973360 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ALBION COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (BRIXHAM) LIMITED→ 04560551 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Incorporated2001-03-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Pennine Way Pottery Road

Bovey Tracey

Newton Abbot

TQ13 9DS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 15 resigned)

COX, Dirk Anthony→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLLETT, Jennifer Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2007-11-06

Resigned

COX, Sally Emma→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2016-07-18

Resigned

COX, Wendy Mary→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2009-05-27

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-07

Resigned

HAVEN BLUE→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2014-04-08

Resigned

MARK J WILSON AND COMPANY LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2002-01-29

Resigned

COLLETT, Nigel→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2007-11-06

Resigned

COX, Dennis Anthony→

director · ~83y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2025-01-15

Resigned

COX, Dirk Anthony→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-08 · resigned 2015-04-08

Resigned

COX, Sally Emma→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2014-01-14

Resigned

COX, Wendy Mary→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2009-05-27

Resigned

GOODWIN, Neil Owen→

director · ~77y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2002-01-30

Resigned

HILEY, Emily→

director · ~37y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2020-09-23

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-07

Resigned

HAVEN BLUE→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2014-04-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-11-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-22

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2022-02-09

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2022-02-09

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2022-02-09

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address

address · AD02

2022-02-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-02-09