A.D. HAMILTON & CO. LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC134085 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-17
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-04➖FINEMAN, Toby Fay resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-04➖FINEMAN, Toby Fay resigneddirector
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-31➖FINEMAN, Sydney resigneddirector
- 1991-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A.D. HAMILTON & CO. LIMITED
- 1991-09-17➕FINEMAN, Jeffrey Lee appointeddirector
- 1991-09-17➕FINEMAN, Toby Fay appointedsecretary
- 1991-09-17➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1991-09-17➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1991-09-17➕FINEMAN, Sydney appointeddirector
- 1991-09-17➕FINEMAN, Toby Fay appointeddirector
- 1991-09-17➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1991-09-17➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
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 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jeffrey Lee Fineman Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & E CAR CARE (SCOT) LTD→ SC662622 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| A J AERIALS LTD→ SC558750 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
7 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2DW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
FINEMAN, Jeffrey Lee→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1991-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FINEMAN, Toby Fay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-09-17 · resigned 2023-04-04
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-17 · resigned 1991-09-17
FINEMAN, Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 1991-09-17 · resigned 2015-10-31
FINEMAN, Toby Fay→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1991-09-17 · resigned 2023-04-04
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1991-09-17 · resigned 1991-09-17
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23