ALISON HAMMOND LTD
🌳Matureactive
09035964 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,017,903
Cash YoY
+58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↑ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 118% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.02M | £467.4k |
| Current assets | £1.32M | £836.1k |
| Cash | £1.32M | £836.1k |
| Net assets | £1.02M | £467.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➕HAMMOND, Aidan appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALISON HAMMOND LTD
- 2014-05-12➕HAMMOND, Alison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Alison Hammond Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Unit Etb6 (First Floor) Edwards Tower Building
St Michael's Estate
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3RR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAMMOND, Aidan→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2025-04-01
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HAMMOND, Alison→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-05-12
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14