JAMES HAMER WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11977779 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-06-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
    HAMER, Anouska resigned
    director
  9. 2021-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES HAMER WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD
  11. 2019-05-03
    HAMER, James Edward appointed
    director
  12. 2019-05-03
    HAMER, Anouska appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAMER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 high ·
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: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-16

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

2 York Street
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 2DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAMER, James Edward
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-03
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Active
HAMER, Anouska
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2021-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-03