ANDY HOLLIS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04272453 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY HOLLIS LIMITED
  18. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    HOLLIS, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    HOLLIS, Andy appointed
    director
  20. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    HOLLIS, Lucy appointed
    director
  21. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-08-17
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-08-17
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLLIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andy Hollis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Lucy Hollis
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Building 18, Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HOLLIS, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-17
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Active
HOLLIS, Andy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-08-17
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Active
HOLLIS, Lucy→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-08-17
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31