ANNA HALL LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 7.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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- 2019-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
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- 2015-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNA HALL LIMITED
- 2012-05-08➕HALL, Anna Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anna Marie Hall Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/08/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/07/2019 | — |