ALMUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02137289 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-03

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 2025

Net worth

£473

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £473

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£473

↑ 59% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£473	£298
Current assets	£1.7k	£3.5k
Net assets	£473	£298

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-01-18
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2024-03-04
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2023-06-05
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2022-08-24
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2021-02-15
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2020-01-04
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2019-07-22
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2018-06-06
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2017-08-11
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2016-09-08
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2015-11-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-23
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2014-11-03
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2014-03-28
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2005-12-31
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ROUND, Sigrid Elisabeth resigned
director
1997-04-24
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ROUND, Sigrid Elisabeth appointed
secretary
1997-04-24
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ROUND, David John resigned
secretary
1993-10-01
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HILL, Denys Chalmers resigned
secretary
1993-07-01
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ROUND, David John appointed
director
1993-07-01
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GREEN, Michael John resigned
director
1987-06-03
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Company incorporated
As ALMUS LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 78 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 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Round Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Sigrid Elisabeth Round Individual · Swedish · DOB 08/1947 · age 79	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1987-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

20 Canon Drive

Bowdon

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 3FD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROUND, Sigrid Elisabeth→

secretary · appointed 1997-04-24

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Active

ROUND, David John→

director · ~78y · appointed 1993-07-01

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Active

HILL, Denys Chalmers→

secretary · resigned 1993-10-01

Resigned

ROUND, David John→

secretary · resigned 1997-04-24

Resigned

GREEN, Michael John→

director · ~77y · resigned 1993-07-01

Resigned

ROUND, Sigrid Elisabeth→

director · ~79y · resigned 2005-12-31

Resigned

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