A CONNOLLY HOLDINGS LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
07984701 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £947,595

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£947.6k£1.95M
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    CONNOLLY, Marie Frances resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-20
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-02-20
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-25
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-01
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    CONNOLLY, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  12. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-04
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  19. 2020-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-10-28
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    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-10-28
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  22. 2012-03-12
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    CONNOLLY, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-12
    ➖
    VALLANCE, David John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Marie Frances appointed
    director
  27. 2012-03-12
    ➖
    GRUPA, Anna Magdalena resigned
    director
  28. 2012-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A CONNOLLY HOLDINGS LIMITED
  29. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    VALLANCE, David John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    GRUPA, Anna Magdalena appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CONNOLLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CONNOLLY, Deborah Anne (same surname) appointed 2024-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Group structure

The Connolly Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Connolly Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A CONNOLLY HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 07984701

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Connolly Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Marie Frances Connollyceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher John Connollyceased 01/02/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Anthony Connollyceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Dairy
Leed Street
Wigan
WN3 4BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CONNOLLY, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOLLY, Anthony→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOLLY, Christopher John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNOLLY, Deborah Anne→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALLANCE, David John→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2012-03-12
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Marie Frances→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-03-12 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
GRUPA, Anna Magdalena→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2012-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28