ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY

💤Zombieactive

SC126819 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1990-08-21

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 29.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2015-08-27
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2015-03-20
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2014-09-11
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2014-06-26
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2014-03-03
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2013-10-02
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2012-08-28
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2011-09-05
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2010-10-04
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2010-10-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2009-08-24
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-19
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2007-09-18
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annual-return · 363s
2006-09-08
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2005-09-22
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1997-06-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
1997-05-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
1992-07-31
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HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene resigned
director
1990-08-21
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Company incorporated
As ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY
1990-08-21
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HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene appointed
secretary
1990-08-21
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HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander appointed
director
1990-08-21
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HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Alexander Hammond-Chambers Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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CS MANAGERS LTD→ SC231678 · est 2002	£1.50M £1.09M–£1.91M	—	—	1200	24y	86	77y
GBCP VII (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED→ SC253395 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	62y
NOBLE GROSSART LIMITED→ SC046265 · est 1969 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	57y	83	72y
PREMIER COMMERCIAL LIMITED→ SC160330 · est 1995	—	—	£282.5k	—	30y	83	61y
RIA CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED→ SC226461 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	58y
SCOTIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC267795 · est 2004	—	—	—	1300	22y	83	58y
ALAN STEEL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ SC058014 · est 1975	—	—	—	44	50y	82	62y
BANDRON LIMITED→ SC082385 · est 1983	—	—	—	400	43y	82	71y
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HAMILTON DALRYMPLE TRUST COMPANY.→ SC017910 · est 1934 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	92y	82	71y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated1990-08-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

6 Logie Mill

Beaverbank Business Park

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH7 4HG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene→

secretary · appointed 1990-08-21

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HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander→

director · ~84y · appointed 1990-08-21

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Active

HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene→

director · ~79y · appointed 1990-08-21 · resigned 1992-07-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Adam & Company Adam & Company PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/06/1997	—
	outstanding	Adam & Company Adam & Company PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	28/05/1997	—

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