HALLPACK LTD

💤Zombieactive
04285222 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-43.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,029

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£448
Net Worth
-£43k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-38.4k
Current assets£4.6k
Cash£448
Debtors£4.1k
Net assets£-43.0k

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
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2026-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-02-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-02-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-11-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2025-04-04
    ➕
    TELFORD, Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-04
    ➖
    HALL, Julie resigned
    secretary
  12. 2025-04-04
    ➖
    HALL, Michael James resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    HALL, Julie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-07-08
    ➖
    HALL, Jean resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-04
    ➖
    GRAHAM, Julie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    HALL, Jean appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Julie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-08-23
    ➖
    HALL, Jean resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HALLPACK LTD
  27. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    HALL, Jean appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-09-11
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    HALL, Michael James appointed
    director
  31. 2001-09-11
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-09-11
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Forth Engineering (Cumbria) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Forth Engineering (Cumbria) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HALLPACK LTD
This company · 04285222

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
Forth Engineering (Cumbria) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael James Hallceased 04/04/2025· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Risehow Hydraulics Centre
Risehow
Maryport
Cumbria
CA15 8PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

TELFORD, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2005-06-04
Resigned
HALL, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2008-07-08
Resigned
HALL, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2004-08-23
Resigned
HALL, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2001-09-11
Resigned
HALL, Michael James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-11 · resigned 2001-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05