A HAMMETT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05321331 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-24

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£39.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £39,629

Cash YoY

+71%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£49k

↑ 71% YoY

Net Worth

£40k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£59k

↑ 2.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£39.8k	£30.7k
Current assets	£58.9k	£57.5k
Cash	£48.5k	£28.4k
Debtors	£10.4k	£29.1k
Net assets	£39.6k	£30.6k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-24
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2010-04-12
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HAMMETT, Andrew James appointed
secretary
2010-04-12
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REYNOLDS, Deborah Ann resigned
secretary
2004-12-24
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Company incorporated
As A HAMMETT LIMITED
2004-12-24
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HAMMETT, Andrew James appointed
director
2004-12-24
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REYNOLDS, Deborah Ann appointed
secretary
2004-12-24
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-24
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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2004-12-24
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
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2004-12-24
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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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 "HAMMETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 James Hammett Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-12-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

100 Clyst Valley Road

Clyst St. Mary

Exeter

Devon

EX5 1DE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HAMMETT, Andrew James→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-12

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Active

HAMMETT, Andrew James→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-24

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Active

REYNOLDS, Deborah Ann→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2010-04-12

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2004-12-24

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2004-12-24

Resigned

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