18 HALFORD ROAD LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-07-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-07-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-07-01➕JACK, Andrew John appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-01➕ELLIS-JONES, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2016-07-01➖BRETTEN, George resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-01➖BUBEAR, Lucinda resigneddirector
- 2012-02-24➕JACK, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2012-02-24➕JACK, Sandra Delphine appointeddirector
- 2012-02-24➖COTTRALL, Emma Yasmin resigneddirector
- 2010-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 HALFORD ROAD LIMITED
- 2010-07-05➕BRETTEN, George appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕BRETTEN, George appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-05➕BUBEAR, Lucinda appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕COTTRALL, Emma Yasmin appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕COTTRALL, Emma Yasmin appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➖COTTRALL, Emma Yasmin resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Jack Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Mr George Bretten Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Ms Sarah Ellis-Jones Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
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