A1 SIGNS & GRAPHICS (LEICESTER) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07549560 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£32.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £32,691
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,722 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£33k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£43kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£35.6k£47.2k
Current assets£35.5k£37.2k
Cash£28.9k£25.8k
Debtors£6.6k£11.4k
Net assets£32.7k£43.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    HALLAM, Stuart John appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-20
    ➖
    SPRULES, Ian David resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    SPRULES, Ian David appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-01-06
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    HALLAM, Scott resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 SIGNS & GRAPHICS (LEICESTER) LTD
  21. 2011-03-03
    ➕
    HALLAM, Tracey Lorraine appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-03
    ➕
    HALLAM, Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HALLAM, Stuart John (same surname) appointed 2024-06-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tracey Lorraine Hallam
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

19 Warren Park Way
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 4SA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HALLAM, Stuart John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLAM, Tracey Lorraine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLAM, Scott→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-03 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
SPRULES, Ian David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19