HARLAND AND WOLFF, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

R0000283 · plc · incorporated 1885-12-22

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General public administration activities

Sector: Public administration

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 72/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 93.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 93.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

405 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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2025-10-02
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officers · TM02
2025-09-30
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CORRIGAN, Linda appointed
secretary
2025-09-30
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BRADFORD, Adam resigned
secretary
2025-06-13
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts · AA
2024-03-06
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BRADFORD, Adam appointed
secretary
2024-03-06
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MCFARLANE, Iain resigned
secretary
2024-03-06
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officers · TM02
2024-03-06
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2023-05-16
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accounts · AA
2022-11-28
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officers · AP01
2022-11-22
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MCPOLIN, Laura Maureen appointed
director
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-03-11
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officers · CH01
2022-03-08
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2022-03-08
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2022-03-08
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2022-02-18
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2022-02-18
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2022-02-18
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2022-02-18
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officers · AP01
2022-02-18
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officers · TM01
2022-02-11
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SCULLION, Clare appointed
secretary
2022-02-11
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BELL, David Alexander appointed
director
2022-02-11
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BUTLER, Susan appointed
director
2022-02-11
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MCCULLAGH, Clare Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-02-11
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BUTLER, Susan resigned
secretary
2022-02-11
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MCFARLANE, Iain appointed
secretary
2022-02-11
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LINTON, Rachel resigned
director
2022-02-11
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MCFARLANE, Iain Robert resigned
director
2021-09-29
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2020-07-01
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HETHERINGTON, Sharon appointed
director
2020-06-30
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MCMURRAY, Stephen resigned
director
2019-03-20
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COYNE, Terence resigned
director
2019-03-20
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LINTON, Rachel appointed
director
2017-12-22
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BUTLER, Susan appointed
secretary
2017-12-22
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MANIKPURE, Francine, Mrs. resigned
secretary
2017-10-19
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CONLIFFE, David resigned
secretary
2017-10-19
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MANIKPURE, Francine, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2016-06-07
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COOPER, Trevor resigned
director
2016-06-07
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MCMURRAY, Stephen appointed
director
2011-06-08
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LAVERY, Noel Henry resigned
director
2011-06-08
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MCFARLANE, Iain Robert appointed
director
2009-10-01
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CONLIFFE, David appointed
secretary
2009-10-01
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WHITE, Fiona resigned
secretary
2009-05-01
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WHITE, Fiona appointed
secretary
2009-04-30
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MCCANDLESS, Ann resigned
secretary
2008-06-02
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COYNE, Terence appointed
director
2008-05-30
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MURPHY, Patrick resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Department For The Economy is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Department For The Economy

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HARLAND AND WOLFF, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

This company · R0000283

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Department For The Economy Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1885-12-22

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities

Registered office

Dfe 2nd Floor, Adelaide House

39-49 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8FD

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16