A P HALE ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC595973 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,285
Net assets shrinking
Down £151,088 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£2k£31k£63k£96k£129k£162kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-1.6k£149.8k
Current assets£116.6k£161.8k
Cash£12.7k£81.1k
Debtors£103.9k£80.8k
Net assets£-2.3k£148.8k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2024-04-15
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  5. 2024-04-15
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  6. 2024-04-15
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    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-04-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-08
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  10. 2021-11-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    HALE, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-10-01
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    HALE, Martin Vincent resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-10-01
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    officers · AP03
  17. 2018-10-01
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-05-08
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    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A P HALE ENTERPRISES LTD
  20. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    HALE, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    HALE, Martin Vincent appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "HALE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zoe Hale
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2024
Mr Anthony Hale
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HALE, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
HALE, Anthony→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
HALE, Martin Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30