ALHAM FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08870378 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-03-15
    ➖
    RICKARDS, Karina resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-04-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-04-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-04-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALHAM FARM LIMITED
  19. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    RICKARDS, Charles Adrian Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    RICKARDS, Karina appointed
    secretary

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

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Adrian Simon Rickards
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Karina Rickardsceased 15/03/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Alham Farm Limited
Batcombe
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 6DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RICKARDS, Charles Adrian Simon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-01-30
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Active
RICKARDS, Karina→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2026-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-05