A J SEAMAN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
13227567 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£208.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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
1 live charge · oldest 1.1y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £208,024
Cash YoY
+145%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£128k
↑ 145% YoY
Net Worth
£208k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£248k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £208.0k | £145.0k |
| Current assets | £247.6k | £189.2k |
| Cash | £127.8k | £52.1k |
| Debtors | £119.9k | £137.1k |
| Net assets | £208.0k | £145.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-03-03➖ALLEN, Stephen Graham Stafford resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13➕SEAMAN, Ginny Alice appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A J SEAMAN LIMITED
- 2021-02-25➕SEAMAN, Anthony Jamie appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25➕ALLEN, Stephen Graham Stafford appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
90/100
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 "SEAMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Jamie Seaman Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Brown & Co Market Chambers
25 26 Tuesday Market Place
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1JJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SEAMAN, Ginny Alice→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEAMAN, Anthony Jamie→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Stephen Graham Stafford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2025-03-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/05/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-19