AHY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08844726 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-14
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
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-28
    LAM, Kin Bong appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-28
    LAM, Pui Ha resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-06
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-04-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Bank of East Asia, Limited
  20. 2016-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Bank of East Asia, Limited
  21. 2014-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AHY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2014-01-14
    LAM, Pui Ha 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 64 — 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 64. 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
Ms Pui Ha Lam
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Pui Ha Lamceased 01/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

583 Fletchamstead Highway
Coventry
CV4 9EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LAM, Kin Bong
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-09-28
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Active
LAM, Pui Ha
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2024-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Bank of East Asia,
The Bank of East Asia, Limited
A registered charge1 property14/04/2016
outstanding
The Bank of East Asia,
The Bank of East Asia, Limited
A registered charge1 property14/04/2016
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30