J HALSALL & SONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08200372 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£181.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £181,905

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£182k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£73k£109k£146k£182kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£186.4k£182.3k
Current assets£92.8k£87.0k
Net assets£181.9k£172.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-31
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    HALSALL, Mark resigned
    director
  17. 2012-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As J HALSALL & SONS LTD
  18. 2012-09-04
    ➕
    HALSALL, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-04
    ➕
    HALSALL, Bernadette appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-04
    ➕
    HALSALL, Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-04
    ➕
    HALSALL, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 "HALSALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Halsall
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

15 Upper Aughton Road
Southport
PR8 5NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HALSALL, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-04
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Active
HALSALL, Bernadette→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-09-04
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Active
HALSALL, Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-04
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Active
HALSALL, Mark→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-09-04 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10