A M PROPERTIES (HALE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03552719 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-11-17
    GREEN, Jeffrey Michael resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-11-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-11-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-11-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-11-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-11-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2025-11-11
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  10. 2025-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-04
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 1998-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A M PROPERTIES (HALE) LIMITED
  20. 1998-04-24
    MCFARLANE, Alastair appointed
    director
  21. 1998-04-24
    GREEN, Jeffrey Michael appointed
    secretary

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-08

Name changed 2 times
medium

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest17/11/2025
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7 Acacia Drive
Hale
Altrincham
WA15 8QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCFARLANE, Alastair
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-04-24
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Active
GREEN, Jeffrey Michael
secretary · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-11
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04