AHX PROCUREMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08657520 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-20
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£115.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,734
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,608 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£111k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£116k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£31k£62k£93k£124k£155kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£115.7k£155.3k
Current assets£116.7k£151.9k
Cash£110.6k£142.8k
Debtors£6.1k£9.1k
Net assets£115.7k£155.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-18
    HOGG, Sandra Maria Elizabeth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-12
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-07-11
    HOGG, Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-04
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-07-25
    HOGG, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-16
    HOGG, Sandra Maria Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AHX PROCUREMENT LTD.
  21. 2013-08-20
    HOGG, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

36 Newton Road
Urmston
Manchester
M41 5AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HOGG, Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-07-11
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Active
HOGG, Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2017-07-25
Resigned
HOGG, Sandra Maria Elizabeth
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-02-16 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-17