A & J HALLIDAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08244750 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£64.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £64,238
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£64k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£222k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £132.5k | £92.1k |
| Current assets | £221.9k | £218.8k |
| Net assets | £64.2k | £40.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J HALLIDAY LIMITED
- 2012-10-09➕HALLIDAY, James appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕HALLIDAY, Michael Arthur appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Halliday Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael Arthur Halliday Individual · British · DOB 03/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Orchard Garage Brigsley Road
Ashby Cum Fenby
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN37 0QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALLIDAY, James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-09
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HALLIDAY, Michael Arthur→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2012-10-09
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12