A H MOLTON LTD
💤Zombieactive
09987606 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-04
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£357.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). 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 10.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £357,875
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,966 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£358k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£365k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £357.9k | £385.8k |
| Current assets | £365.4k | £387.3k |
| Net assets | £357.9k | £385.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-09-03➖DYSON, Andrea resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A H MOLTON LTD
- 2016-02-04➕MOLTON, Angela Helen appointeddirector
- 2016-02-04➕DYSON, Andrea appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MOLTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Helen Molton Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Waverley House Rasen Road
Walesby
Market Rasen
LN8 3UW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MOLTON, Angela Helen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DYSON, Andrea→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-02-04 · resigned 2019-09-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/08/2016 | 22/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2016 | 22/11/2022 |
Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03