HALMAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC557345 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-12-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2022-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-11-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HALMAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  13. 2017-02-10
    POPELYUSHKO, Maxim appointed
    director
  14. 2017-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Maxim Popelyushko
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares10/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies

Registered office

15b Kellyburn Park
Dollar
FK14 7AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POPELYUSHKO, Maxim
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-10
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08