A.HALLS INSPECTION LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC773831 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,139
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.3k£650
Current assets£8.7k£6.5k
Cash£3.9k£6.5k
Debtors£4.8k
Net assets£1.1k£650

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
8
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-02-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A.HALLS INSPECTION LTD
  13. 2023-06-26
    HALL, Ashley appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "HALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley Hall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/06/2023
Mrs Siobhan Louise Hall
Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34
2550%
25-50% shares19/10/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Hardmuir Park
Hardmuir Park
Nairn
IV12 5QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HALL, Ashley
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Recent filings (14 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-26