A & B TRADE PAINT SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05761833 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-31➖CORRIGAN, William resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-31➖CORRIGAN, William resigneddirector
- 2023-08-22➕HALLOWS, Nicola Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-11➕CORRIGAN, William appointeddirector
- 2010-03-29➖CORRIGAN, William resigneddirector
- 2009-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-04-02➕HALLOWS, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2006-04-02➕CORRIGAN, William appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-02➕CORRIGAN, William appointeddirector
- 2006-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A & B TRADE PAINT SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2006-03-30➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-30➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-30➕INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-03-30➖INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nicola Louise Hallows Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2023 |
Mr Andrew David Hallows Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Corriganceased 31/08/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr William Corriganceased 29/03/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Retail · BL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&E SELLERS LIMITED→ 15772845 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEAGLOBAL LTD→ 16240504 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AERO ASB GROUP LTD→ 16963261 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AESTETICA CLINIC LIMITED→ 14848520 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AF GLOBAL WHOLESALE LTD→ 16424365 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFFLECK GOLF LTD→ 15614624 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFGHAN DRY FRUIT LTD→ 15431478 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFGHAN SHOP LTD→ 12108418 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AFRICA AL'S LIMITED→ 11256033 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AFZAL BROTHERS LTD→ 10930227 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AG FITNESS SPORTS UK LTD→ 12497105 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AGH TRADING LIMITED→ 15535423 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Registered office
9 Riverside
Waters Meeting Road
Bolton
BL1 8TU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HALLOWS, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALLOWS, Nicola Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORRIGAN, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-02 · resigned 2023-08-31
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
CORRIGAN, William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2023-08-31
CORRIGAN, William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2006-04-02 · resigned 2010-03-29
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/12/2009 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20