A. HAMMOND & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00638989 · ltd · incorporated 1959-10-07
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 66.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£14.96M
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 10 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 66.0y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 66.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
113 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £550,286
Turnover YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Turnover£14.96M£14.37M
Gross profit£2.12M£2.01M
Profit before tax£550.3k£466.7k
Average employees39003800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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  2. 2024-07-25
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  3. 2024-04-05
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  4. 2024-04-05
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  5. 2024-03-28
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    PRITCHARD, Robert John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-23
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  7. 2022-07-21
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  8. 2021-11-26
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    CALDWELL, Maxine Patricia appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-07-29
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  11. 2020-11-04
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  12. 2019-05-31
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  13. 2018-04-27
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  14. 2017-08-03
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  15. 2017-02-21
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    EATON, Chris appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-21
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  17. 2016-06-16
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  18. 2015-10-22
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  19. 2008-11-01
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    PRITCHARD, Robert John appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-28
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    ETHCHINGHAM, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2007-04-01
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    HAMMOND, Philip Lionel appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-03-31
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    HAMMOND, Vivien Joan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-14
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2003-11-01
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    HOBLEY, Benjamin appointed
    director
  25. 2000-09-08
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    HAMMOND, Percy Lionel resigned
    director
  26. 2000-07-30
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    HAMMOND, Percy Lionel resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-07-30
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    HAMMOND, Vivien Joan appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-09-30
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    BOULTON, John resigned
    director
  29. 1998-12-21
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1998-12-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1998-04-01
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    ETHCHINGHAM, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  32. 1996-11-01
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    BOULTON, John appointed
    director
  33. 1995-08-16
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1994-04-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 1986-07-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1985-06-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1985-05-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1984-08-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1960-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: N. P. Bank LTD
  40. 1959-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A. HAMMOND & SONS LIMITED

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
10 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Lionel Hammond
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Worton House
Church Street
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 1DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

HAMMOND, Philip Lionel→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-01
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Active
CALDWELL, Maxine Patricia→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-26
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Active
EATON, Chris→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-02-21
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Active
HAMMOND, Philip Lionel→
director · ~68y
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Active
HOBLEY, Benjamin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-11-01
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Active
HAMMOND, Percy Lionel→
secretary · resigned 2000-07-30
Resigned
HAMMOND, Vivien Joan→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-30 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
BOULTON, John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
ETHCHINGHAM, Andrew Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned
HAMMOND, Percy Lionel→
director · ~107y · resigned 2000-09-08
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Robert John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/11/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property21/12/1998—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties21/12/1998—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/08/1995—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over credit balances1 property01/04/1994—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property28/07/1986—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/06/1985—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property01/05/1985—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge1 property30/08/1984—
outstanding
N. P. Bank
N. P. Bank LTD
Charge1 property04/05/1960—
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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16