HAMDON FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03182788 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-04
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£51.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,913

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
Net Worth
£52k
Current Assets
£66k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£51.9k
Current assets£65.7k
Cash£62.4k
Debtors£3.3k
Net assets£51.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-28
    ➖
    PAYNE, Shirley June resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-11-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Shirley June appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-31
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-01-31
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Christopher resigned
    director
  20. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    LEGG, David Arthur appointed
    director
  22. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-15
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine resigned
    director
  24. 1996-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As HAMDON FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-04-04
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine appointed
    director
  29. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  30. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1996-04-04
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Arthur Legg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2017
Mrs Anne Teresa Legg
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1996-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Southfield Over Stratton
South Petherton
Somerset
TA13 5LQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

LEGG, David Arthur→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
HOCKEY, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
PAYNE, Shirley June→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2024-11-28
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 1996-04-04
Resigned
HOCKEY, Carol Lorraine→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 2004-03-15
Resigned
HOCKEY, Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 2010-01-31
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 1996-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-22