HALLIDAY LEISURE LIMITED

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SC230183 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-31
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    HALIDAY, William Calder resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-07-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-07-09
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-04-23
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    HALIDAY, William Calder appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HALLIDAY LEISURE LIMITED
  21. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    HALLIDAY, Carole appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-10
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    HALLIDAY, James Deans appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-04-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-04-10
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-04-10
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HALLIDAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Deans Halliday
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares16/04/2016
Carole Halliday
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/07/2019

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
Incorporated2002-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77291 — Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment

Registered office

90-94 Green Street
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA8 8BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HALLIDAY, Carole→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLIDAY, James Deans→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
HALIDAY, William Calder→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-23 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-02-03