7AM HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07353930 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£502.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £502,356
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£502k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£538k
↓ 10% 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 | £513.1k | £469.0k |
| Current assets | £538.2k | £598.9k |
| Net assets | £502.4k | £450.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-04-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-03-18➖BARNETT, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2010-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 7AM HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2010-08-23➕KING, Adam Frederick appointeddirector
- 2010-08-23➕BARNETT, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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 Adam Frederick King Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Anthony Barnettceased 19/03/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 ARCHITECTURE LIMITED→ 13372163 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 147 RECRUITMENT LTD→ 16965394 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1ST ADVISORY LTD→ 12785570 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 2HG LEGAL CONSULTANCY LTD→ 13993890 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 360 AVIATION LIMITED→ 08964832 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 3DBCONSULTING LTD.→ 07886518 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 3JE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12946726 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4REEM.INC LTD→ 11488725 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4TWENTY2 LIMITED→ 06369954 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 4VENTS SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15922147 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7ND LIMITED→ 14856708 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 7TH RUNG LIMITED→ 12405741 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
27 The Grove
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 2EX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
KING, Adam Frederick→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARNETT, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-08-23 · resigned 2019-03-18
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23