AHCM LTD

💤Zombieactive
11052525 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,683

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£1k-£943-£572-£202£168May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-1.7k£-889
Current assets£168
Cash£168
Net assets£-1.7k£-889

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-05-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-12-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2021-12-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHCM LTD
  19. 2017-11-07
    REED, Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Daniel Reed
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

531 Denby Dale Road West
Calder Grove
Wakefield
WF4 3ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REED, Daniel
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-07
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-30