A M PROPERTIES (HALE) LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-17➖GREEN, Jeffrey Michael resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-11✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 1998-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A M PROPERTIES (HALE) LIMITED
- 1998-04-24➕MCFARLANE, Alastair appointeddirector
- 1998-04-24➕GREEN, Jeffrey Michael appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-08
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-11: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-11: change-of-name-notice
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alastair Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 17/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jeffrey Michael Greenceased 17/11/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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