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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive 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 28.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.9 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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2015-08-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-09-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-10-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-08-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-01-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-09-18📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-09-08📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-09-22📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 1997-06-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Adam & Company PLC
- 1997-05-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Adam & Company PLC
- 1992-07-31➖HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene resigneddirector
- 1990-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY
- 1990-08-21➕HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene appointedsecretary
- 1990-08-21➕HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander appointeddirector
- 1990-08-21➕HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +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 candidateStrong 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
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 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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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→
Activesecretary · appointed 1990-08-21
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HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 1990-08-21
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HAMMOND-CHAMBERS, Sarah Louisa Madelene→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1990-08-21 · resigned 1992-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
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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Recent filings (47 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-09-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-03-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-03-03