D.M. HALL & SON (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC108434 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-24
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,676

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£422£844£1k£2k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.7k£1.7k
Current assets£2.1k£2.1k
Net assets£1.7k£1.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-19
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    PATRICK, Alan resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-07-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-19
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    MCHUGH, John Gerard appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-19
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    CURRAN, Eric Henry resigned
    director
  10. 2021-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2018-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-31
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    JONES, Keith David resigned
    director
  19. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    KNIGHT, William James resigned
    director
  20. 2017-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-06-30
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    CURRAN, Eric Henry appointed
    director
  23. 2006-04-21
    ➕
    JONES, Keith David appointed
    director
  24. 2006-04-21
    ➕
    KNIGHT, William James appointed
    director
  25. 2006-04-21
    ➖
    MENDELSSOHN, Max Joseph resigned
    director
  26. 2005-02-28
    ➕
    PATRICK, Alan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    RASBERRY, John David resigned
    secretary
  28. 1995-07-31
    ➖
    GALBRAITH, Norman Thomas Galloway resigned
    director
  29. 1994-05-31
    ➖
    DEANS, Thomas Malcolm resigned
    director
  30. 1987-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D.M. HALL & SON (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Dm Hall Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dm Hall Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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D.M. HALL & SON (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED
This company · SC108434

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
Dm Hall Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/11/2018

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
Incorporated1987-12-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

17 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

MCHUGH, John Gerard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATRICK, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2024-07-19
Resigned
RASBERRY, John David→
secretary · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
CURRAN, Eric Henry→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2021-08-19
Resigned
DEANS, Thomas Malcolm→
director · ~67y · resigned 1994-05-31
Resigned
GALBRAITH, Norman Thomas Galloway→
director · ~71y · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned
JONES, Keith David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
KNIGHT, William James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MENDELSSOHN, Max Joseph→
director · ~81y · resigned 2006-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07