HALLIDAY'S FABRICATION LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC330105 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£15.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £15,271
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,083 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£16.6k£17.8k
Current assets£26.7k£18.7k
Net assets£15.3k£16.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As HALLIDAY'S FABRICATION LTD.
  17. 2007-08-30
    HALLIDAY, Isabell appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-30
    HALLIDAY, James Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-08-30
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr James Edward Halliday
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2016
Mrs Isabell Halliday
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

45 Cadzow Street
Motherwell
ML1 3AQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HALLIDAY, Isabell
secretary · appointed 2007-08-30
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Active
HALLIDAY, James Edward
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-08-30
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Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-30 · resigned 2007-08-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-30 · resigned 2007-08-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-30 · resigned 2007-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-16