ADAM HALLIDAY DECORATORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04347759 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-04

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£11.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Painting

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,867

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 66% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£11.9k	£7.9k
Current assets	£22.7k	£22.5k
Cash	£5.3k	—
Debtors	£16.9k	—
Net assets	£11.9k	£7.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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2022-06-27
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2021-03-23
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2020-12-08
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2019-10-07
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2018-10-26
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2017-10-25
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2016-10-27
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2016-01-06
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2015-01-08
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2014-01-30
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2002-01-16
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HALLIDAY, Amanda Louise appointed
secretary
2002-01-16
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HALLIDAY, Adam Guy appointed
director
2002-01-16
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HALLIDAY, Amanda Louise appointed
director
2002-01-07
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2002-01-07
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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2002-01-04
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Company incorporated
As ADAM HALLIDAY DECORATORS LIMITED
2002-01-04
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2002-01-04
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

91/100

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 "HALLIDAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Guy Halliday Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	04/01/2017
Mrs Amanda Louise Halliday Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	04/01/2017

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

Incorporated2002-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

41 Thirlmere Road

Barrow Upon Soar

Leicestershire

LE12 8QQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HALLIDAY, Amanda Louise→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-16

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Active

HALLIDAY, Adam Guy→

director · ~56y · appointed 2002-01-16

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Active

HALLIDAY, Amanda Louise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2002-01-16

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Active

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-04 · resigned 2002-01-07

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-04 · resigned 2002-01-07

Resigned

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