ALPHA MIKE TOURS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01429039 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£12.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,623

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£33.5k
Current assets£19.5k
Net assets£12.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-24
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  3. 2024-02-20
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  4. 2023-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-24
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  11. 2016-03-02
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-13
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  13. 2015-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1994-02-02
    BOYLING, Guy resigned
    director
  17. 1979-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA MIKE TOURS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Pamela Joan Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/02/2017
Mr Andrew Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
25–50%25-50% voting01/02/2017

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
Incorporated1979-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

9 Paddock Grove
Beare Green
Dorking
Surrey
RH5 4QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MARSH, Pamela Joan
secretary
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Active
MARSH, Andrew
director · ~72y
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Active
BOYLING, Guy
director · ~82y · resigned 1994-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-13