A.H. LEACH & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03896203 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£150.0k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — 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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £123,819
Turnover YoY
+0%
Year on year

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
Turnover£150.0k£150.0k
Gross profit£150.0k£150.0k
Operating profit£127.2k£127.1k
Profit before tax£123.8k£124.1k
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2025-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-31
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    DE TERMONT, Adrien resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-19
    ➕
    DE TERMONT, Adrien appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-19
    ➖
    TARAVELLA, Vincent resigned
    director
  12. 2023-07-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2023-06-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2023-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-02-15
    ➕
    DE CANECAUDE, Delphine Christina appointed
    director
  20. 2023-02-15
    ➖
    FABRE-HOFFMEISTER, Joelle resigned
    director
  21. 2023-02-15
    ➕
    TARAVELLA, Vincent appointed
    director
  22. 2023-01-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-01-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-06-01
    ➖
    WADSWORTH, Paul Matthew resigned
    secretary
  26. 2022-06-01
    ➖
    BLAY DE MALHERBE, Hubert resigned
    director
  27. 2022-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-12-29
    ➖
    LANFRANCHI, Sampiero resigned
    director
  29. 2021-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2019-01-15
    ➖
    BONNEFOND, Patrick resigned
    director
  31. 2019-01-15
    ➕
    FABRE-HOFFMEISTER, Joelle appointed
    director
  32. 2018-06-12
    ➕
    BLAY DE MALHERBE, Hubert appointed
    director
  33. 2018-05-04
    ➕
    BONNEFOND, Patrick appointed
    director
  34. 2018-05-04
    ➕
    LANFRANCHI, Sampiero appointed
    director
  35. 2018-05-04
    ➖
    LEACH, Arthur John resigned
    director
  36. 2018-05-04
    ➖
    LEACH, Richard Arthur resigned
    director
  37. 2018-05-04
    ➖
    PARKIN, James Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2015-03-23
    ➖
    PORT, David Charles resigned
    director
  39. 2012-04-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  40. 2012-03-15
    ➖
    LEACH, Arthur John resigned
    secretary
  41. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, Paul Matthew appointed
    secretary
  42. 2012-03-15
    ➖
    LEACH, Jennifer Irene resigned
    director
  43. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    LEACH, Richard Arthur appointed
    director
  44. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    PARKIN, James Michael appointed
    director
  45. 2012-03-15
    ➕
    PORT, David Charles appointed
    director
  46. 1999-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.H. LEACH & COMPANY LIMITED
  47. 1999-12-17
    ➕
    LEACH, Arthur John appointed
    secretary
  48. 1999-12-17
    ➕
    LEACH, Arthur John appointed
    director
  49. 1999-12-17
    ➕
    LEACH, Jennifer Irene appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Chargeurs Museum Studio S.A.S. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Chargeurs Museum Studio S.A.S.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.H. LEACH & COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 03896203

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chargeurs Museum Studio S.A.S.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Chargeurs Saceased 07/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Richard Arthur Leachceased 04/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated1999-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Bradley Business Park Dyson Wood Way
Bradley
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD2 1GN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

DE CANECAUDE, Delphine Christina→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEACH, Arthur John→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2012-03-15
Resigned
WADSWORTH, Paul Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned
BLAY DE MALHERBE, Hubert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-06-12 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned
BONNEFOND, Patrick→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-04 · resigned 2019-01-15
Resigned
DE TERMONT, Adrien→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-19 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
FABRE-HOFFMEISTER, Joelle→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-15 · resigned 2023-02-15
Resigned
LANFRANCHI, Sampiero→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-05-04 · resigned 2021-12-29
Resigned
LEACH, Arthur John→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2018-05-04
Resigned
LEACH, Jennifer Irene→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2012-03-15
Resigned
LEACH, Richard Arthur→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2018-05-04
Resigned
PARKIN, James Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2018-05-04
Resigned
PORT, David Charles→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2015-03-23
Resigned
TARAVELLA, Vincent→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property02/04/2012—
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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-07-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-20