HALO URBAN REGENERATION COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC305106 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-06
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 May 2025
Net worth
£106.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 £106,042
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,454 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£434
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£106k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£179k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£107k£143k£179kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£106.0k£108.5k
Current assets£178.7k£178.8k
Cash£434£393
Debtors£178.3k£178.4k
Net assets£106.0k£108.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-11
    ➖
    STAFFORD, William resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-02-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-11
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2020-08-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2020-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-26
    ➕
    MCMAHON, James Cairns appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-15
    ➕
    STAFFORD, William appointed
    director
  23. 2015-08-06
    ➕
    WEIR, Derek James appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-21
    ➖
    MACKLIN, Drew resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-07-21
    ➕
    MACKLIN, Mary Stewart appointed
    director
  26. 2006-07-21
    ➕
    MACKLIN, Drew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-07-21
    ➖
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-07-21
    ➖
    HBJGW LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HALO URBAN REGENERATION COMPANY LIMITED
  30. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    HBJGW LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Mary Stewart Macklin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Derek James Weir
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/02/2018

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
Incorporated2006-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Anderson Strathern Llp George House
50 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACKLIN, Mary Stewart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAHON, James Cairns→
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEIR, Derek James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKLIN, Drew→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2015-05-21
Resigned
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned
STAFFORD, William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-05-15 · resigned 2025-02-11
Resigned
HBJGW LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12