AAM LIVESTOCK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13220759 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 4.9y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-07-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-07-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-07-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-06-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2023-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2023-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2023-09-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  15. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2022-12-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  18. 2021-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-07-13
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2021-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2021-03-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  22. 2021-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2021-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAM LIVESTOCK LTD
  24. 2021-02-24
    MOORE, Andrew Iain Radford appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-24
    📄
    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 5 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-23: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Iain Radford Moore
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Aam Farms Ltdceased 30/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Calyx House
South Road
Taunton
TA1 3DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOORE, Andrew Iain Radford
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-24
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge06/12/202220/10/2023
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/07/2021
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-09