AHR BUILDING SURVEYING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05144690 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-03
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-01➕HUNT, Allan appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖GRAYSON, Robert Alwynne Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-01-25➕WIELAND, Michael Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-22➖FIRTH, Paul Graham resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-22➖FIRTH, Paul Graham resigneddirector
- 2016-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-01-05➕GRAYSON, Robert Alwynne Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➖ELLIS, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2006-12-31➖COLLINS, David George resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-31➕FIRTH, Paul Graham appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-31➖COLLINS, David George resigneddirector
- 2006-12-31➕FIRTH, Paul Graham appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07➕COLLINS, David George appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-07➕COLLINS, David George appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07➕ELLIS, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AHR BUILDING SURVEYING LIMITED
- 2004-06-03➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-03➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 20:20 FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD→ 15138838 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| A &Z LINTHWAITE LIMITED→ 14527674 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| APEX PROPERTIES GLOBAL LTD→ 15788875 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARCANUM GROUP ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16657797 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARNCLIFFE COURT (HUDDERSFIELD) MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 01192701 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Norwich Union House
High Street
Huddersfield
W Yorkshire
HD1 2LF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
WIELAND, Michael Douglas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, David George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2006-12-31
FIRTH, Paul Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2016-12-22
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-03 · resigned 2004-06-07
COLLINS, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2006-12-31
ELLIS, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2014-12-31
FIRTH, Paul Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2016-12-22
GRAYSON, Robert Alwynne Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2022-12-31
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-03 · resigned 2004-06-07
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-22