AH BUSINESS FORMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08708395 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-01➕FREEMAN, Rebecca Rose appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01➕HAMP, Wendy Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2013-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AH BUSINESS FORMS LTD
- 2013-09-27➕HAMP, Allan Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Allan Anthony Hamp Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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| ANDERSONS (DENTON HOLME) LIMITED→ 03233431 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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| ARMSTRONG BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 03962404 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
Jonathans Farmhouse
Fenton
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 9JZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FREEMAN, Rebecca Rose→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMP, Allan Anthony→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMP, Wendy Ann→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
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2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16