A.H.FIELD(OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00950305 · ltd · incorporated 1969-03-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2024-08-14
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  4. 2024-08-14
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  5. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-22
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-11-14
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    MCNUTT, Dale resigned
    director
  8. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-05-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-05-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-04-30
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    ROBERTS, Norman Pierce resigned
    director
  16. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-28
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    HIRSCHFIELD, Jonathan Alexander appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-03-28
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    HIRSCHFIELD, Graham Adrian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-03-28
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    HIRSCHFIELD, Graham Adrian resigned
    director
  20. 2019-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-03-28
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  22. 2019-03-28
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    officers · TM02
  23. 2019-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2018-12-01
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    HIRSCHFIELD, Jonathan Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2011-07-06
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    MCNUTT, Dale appointed
    director
  27. 2011-04-13
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    SPITTAL, James Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2009-01-28
    ➖
    HIRSCHFIELD, Malcolm Henry resigned
    director
  29. 2008-01-30
    ➖
    CLIFFORD, Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2008-01-30
    ➕
    SPITTAL, James Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    HIRSCHFIELD, Mark Simon appointed
    director
  32. 2006-03-10
    ➕
    CLIFFORD, Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2006-03-10
    ➖
    LUCE, Joanne Michelle resigned
    director
  34. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    LUCE, Joanne Michelle appointed
    director
  35. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    ROTHWELL, Jeremy Walter resigned
    director
  36. 2002-04-30
    ➕
    ROTHWELL, Jeremy Walter appointed
    director
  37. 2000-09-07
    ➖
    BOLEAT, David Paul resigned
    director
  38. 1998-09-15
    ➖
    DAVIES, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  39. 1998-09-15
    ➕
    HIRSCHFIELD, Graham Adrian appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-10-08
    ➕
    HIRSCHFIELD, Malcolm Henry appointed
    director
  41. 1997-02-13
    ➕
    BOLEAT, David Paul appointed
    director
  42. 1992-06-24
    ➕
    DAVIES, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  43. 1992-06-16
    ➖
    WHITE, Hilda Rose resigned
    secretary
  44. 1969-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H.FIELD(OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS)LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Alexander Hirschfield
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest14/11/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Dale Mcnuttceased 14/11/2022· 50-75% voting
  • Mr Norman Pierce Robertsceased 30/04/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Mark Simon Hirschfieldceased 18/05/2017· significant influence

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Pinnacle House 8 Harborne Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 3AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

HIRSCHFIELD, Jonathan Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIRSCHFIELD, Jonathan Alexander→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
HIRSCHFIELD, Mark Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 1998-09-15
Resigned
HIRSCHFIELD, Graham Adrian→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned
WHITE, Hilda Rose→
secretary · resigned 1992-06-16
Resigned
BOLEAT, David Paul→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 2000-09-07
Resigned
CLIFFORD, Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-10 · resigned 2008-01-30
Resigned
HIRSCHFIELD, Graham Adrian→
director · ~77y · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned
HIRSCHFIELD, Malcolm Henry→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-08 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
LUCE, Joanne Michelle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2006-03-10
Resigned
MCNUTT, Dale→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2022-11-14
Resigned
ROBERTS, Norman Pierce→
director · ~81y · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
ROTHWELL, Jeremy Walter→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
SPITTAL, James Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2011-04-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/04/201418/03/2019

Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-31