AHBCOMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11510325 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 1 with DOB)
80
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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,240
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,754 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 155% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£9.0k£758
Current assets£3.1k£1.2k
Net assets£3.2k£7.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-08-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-08-16
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-08-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-08-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHBCOMPANY LTD
  18. 2018-08-10
    MARSDEN, Alice appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-08-10
    MARSDEN, Alice Helen Beatrice appointed
    director
  20. 2018-08-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 8 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

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alice Helen Beatrice Marsden
Individual · English · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Suite 9 33 Church Street
Coggeshall
Colchester
CO6 1TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARSDEN, Alice
secretary · appointed 2018-08-10
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Active
MARSDEN, Alice Helen Beatrice
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-08-10
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-16