HOOLIHAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC228723 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£236.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 24.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £236,765
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,609 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£237k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£111k£166k£222k£277kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£236.8k£277.4k
Current assets£21.4k£72.9k
Cash£20.9k£72.6k
Debtors£512£262
Net assets£236.8k£277.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-18
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  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-01-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-11-30
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    HOUSTON, Saraid-Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2020-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-07-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-07-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2018-07-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2018-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2004-06-11
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2003-01-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2002-11-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2002-07-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2002-04-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2002-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2002-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As HOOLIHAN LIMITED
  27. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    NEWTON, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    NEWTON, Alan James appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    NEWTON, Morag Christine appointed
    director
  30. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-03-04
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-03-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan James Newton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Morag Christine Newton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/01/2018

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

24 Gamekeepers Road
Edinburgh
EH4 6LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

NEWTON, Alan James→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-04
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Active
HOUSTON, Saraid-Jane→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-11-30
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Active
NEWTON, Alan James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Morag Christine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property11/06/2004—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/01/200330/07/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property05/11/200205/01/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property18/07/200230/07/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property18/04/2002—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property03/04/2002—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-30