AA MORTGAGES AND FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10491234 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
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
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,814

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.8k£16.3k
Current assets£27.3k£25.5k
Net assets£17.8k£9.3k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
    SCOTT, David Thomas resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2017-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-04-01
    SCOTT, David Thomas appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA MORTGAGES AND FINANCE LIMITED
  18. 2016-11-22
    MCPHEE, Allison appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Allison Mcphee
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest22/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

Units 8/9 Welbury Way
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
Durham
DL5 6ZE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCPHEE, Allison
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-22
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Active
SCOTT, David Thomas
secretary · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-11