AHL RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
07898794 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£86.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 14.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £86,168
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£86k
Current Assets
£192k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £86.2k | — |
| Current assets | £191.6k | — |
| Cash | £3.1k | — |
| Debtors | £188.4k | — |
| Net assets | £86.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 mortgage
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-04-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2021-04-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-04➖HOWLAND, Sadie Dee resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2014-05-01➕HOWLAND, Sadie Dee appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2012-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AHL RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD.
- 2012-01-05➕HOWLAND, Anthony John appointeddirector
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
58/100
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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony John Howland Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Unit B 1-3 Hillbourough Business Park
Sweechbridge Road
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 6TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HOWLAND, Anthony John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWLAND, Sadie Dee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2016-01-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Business Finance PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/04/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/04/2021 | 15/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2015 | 06/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 02/05/2012 | 03/10/2019 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12