A.H.C.(CAMBERLEY)LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00689368 · ltd · incorporated 1961-04-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£295.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 37.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £295,383

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£295k
↑ 215% YoY
Current Assets
£336k
↑ 218% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£67k£135k£202k£269k£336kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£297.2k£174.3k
Current assets£336.5k£105.7k
Net assets£295.4k£93.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-04-27
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-14
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    OLIVER, David James resigned
    director
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-13
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: David James Oliver, Patricia Ann Oliver, Raimundo Oro Campos, Karen Marie Oro Campos and Mw Trustees Limited
  18. 2012-01-26
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: David Oliver Patricia Oliver Raimundo Oro Campos Karen Marie Oro Camposand Mw Trustees Limited
  19. 2012-01-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Mw Trustees Limited
  20. 2006-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2006-04-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2006-04-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1998-09-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1995-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 1994-01-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  26. 1989-02-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Albert Henry Colwill
  27. 1989-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1961-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H.C.(CAMBERLEY)LIMITED

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 age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Ann Oliver
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David James Oliverceased 01/04/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1961-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Eboracum
Portesbery Road
Camberley
GU15 3TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

OLIVER, Patricia Ann→
secretary
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Active
OLIVER, Patricia Ann→
director · ~84y
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Active
OLIVER, David James→
director · ~86y · resigned 2022-04-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
5
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
David James Oliver, Patricia Ann Oliver, Raimundo Oro Campos, Karen Marie Oro Campos and Mw Trustees
David James Oliver, Patricia Ann Oliver, Raimundo Oro Campos, Karen Marie Oro Campos and Mw Trustees Limited
Debenture1 property13/03/2012—
outstanding
David Oliver Patricia Oliver Raimundo Oro Campos Karen Marie Oro Camposand Mw Trustees
David Oliver Patricia Oliver Raimundo Oro Campos Karen Marie Oro Camposand Mw Trustees Limited
Debenture1 property26/01/2012—
outstanding
Mw Trustees / Karen Marie Oro Campos / Raimundo Oro Campos / Patricia Oliver / David Oliver
Mw Trustees Limited / Karen Marie Oro Campos / Raimundo Oro Campos / Patricia Oliver / David Oliver
Debenture2 properties10/01/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property24/04/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property24/04/2006—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property20/01/199426/04/2006
satisfied
Albert Henry Colwill
Debenture1 property09/02/198909/03/1995
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property02/02/198923/09/1998
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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23