AH&CO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC430923 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Net assets shrinking
Down £83,832 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£100
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£377k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.8k | £118.1k |
| Current assets | £377.5k | £374.5k |
| Cash | £99.0k | £138.1k |
| Debtors | £228.4k | £199.4k |
| Net assets | £100 | £83.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-10📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29➖WILSON, Sarah Lynn resigneddirector
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-02➕HOLLYWOOD, Greg appointeddirector
- 2022-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-31➕ANDERSON, Calum appointeddirector
- 2012-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AH&CO LIMITED
- 2012-08-22➕MANNINGS, Paul Frederick William appointeddirector
- 2012-08-22➕WILSON, Sarah Lynn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Beaverbank Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Beaverbank Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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AH&CO LIMITED
This company · SC430923
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Calum David Anderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/08/2024 |
Beaverbank Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/08/2024 |
Mr Paul Frederick William Mannings Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Sarah Lynn Wilsonceased 29/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
6 Logie Mill
Edinburgh
EH7 4HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ANDERSON, Calum→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-31
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HOLLYWOOD, Greg→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-05-02
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MANNINGS, Paul Frederick William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-22
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WILSON, Sarah Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-22 · resigned 2024-08-29
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-10