A.H SUPERBIKES LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI674411 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200100

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-01
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  6. 2025-04-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2025-04-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-04-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-04-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.H SUPERBIKES LTD
  15. 2020-11-23
    HAMMOND, Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2020-11-23
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    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Hammond
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/11/2020
Mrs Stephanie Hammond
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-23
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

7a Luney Lane
Magherafelt
BT45 5JR
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAMMOND, Andrew
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-11-23
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13