ANDREW GAMMELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04638564 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-16

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£905

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £905

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,613 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£905

↓ 84% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£905	£5.5k
Current assets	£19.6k	£27.0k
Net assets	£905	£5.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-04-03
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2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-19
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accounts · AA
2018-01-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-01-25
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-01-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-20
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-26
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accounts · AA
2010-04-05
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GAMMELL, Jane Louise appointed
secretary
2010-04-05
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GAMMELL, Andrew Patrick resigned
secretary
2010-04-05
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GAMMELL, Jane Louise resigned
director
2003-01-16
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW GAMMELL LIMITED
2003-01-16
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GAMMELL, Andrew Patrick appointed
director
2003-01-16
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GAMMELL, Andrew Patrick appointed
secretary
2003-01-16
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-16
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-16
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GAMMELL, Jane Louise appointed
director
2003-01-16
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-16
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GAMMELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Patrick Gammell Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

2 Netherend Road

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5EA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-30

Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GAMMELL, Jane Louise→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-05

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Active

GAMMELL, Andrew Patrick→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-01-16

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Active

GAMMELL, Andrew Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2010-04-05

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16

Resigned

GAMMELL, Jane Louise→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2010-04-05

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16

Resigned

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