ALTON BUSINESS CENTRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02489438 · ltd · incorporated 1990-04-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (79/100)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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
108 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-07-26➖DENNIS, Peter Gerald resigneddirector
- 2001-04-12➕DOBLE, Ian Robert appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-12➕DOBLE, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2001-04-12➕DENNIS, Peter Gerald appointeddirector
- 2001-02-28➖HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida resignedsecretary
- 2001-02-28➖HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida resigneddirector
- 2001-02-28➖HOGG, James Robert Mcgarel resigneddirector
- 1997-10-17➕HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-17➖HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter resignedsecretary
- 1997-10-17➖HILL, Alan Charles resigneddirector
- 1997-10-17➕HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida appointeddirector
- 1997-10-17➕HOGG, James Robert Mcgarel appointeddirector
- 1997-10-17➖HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter resigneddirector
- 1996-02-23➕HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-23➖MULLIGAN, Gregory Patrick resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-23➖CLARKE, Anthony Richard resigneddirector
- 1996-02-23➕HILL, Alan Charles appointeddirector
- 1996-02-23➕HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter appointeddirector
- 1993-05-18➕MULLIGAN, Gregory Patrick appointedsecretary
- 1993-05-18➖SCOTT, Gloden Inole resignedsecretary
- 1993-02-26➖COLVILLE, Michael John resignedsecretary
- 1993-02-26➕SCOTT, Gloden Inole appointedsecretary
- 1990-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTON BUSINESS CENTRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 25 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 |
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Mr Ian Robert Doble Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
16 Charwell House (C/O Groove Assoc)
Wilsom Road
Alton
GU34 2PP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
Active
DOBLE, Ian Robert→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLVILLE, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-02-26
HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2001-02-28
HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1997-10-17
MULLIGAN, Gregory Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 1996-02-23
SCOTT, Gloden Inole→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-02-26 · resigned 1993-05-18
CLARKE, Anthony Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1996-02-23
DENNIS, Peter Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2011-07-26
HILL, Alan Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1997-10-17
HOGG, Catherine Jane Phyllida→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2001-02-28
HOGG, James Robert Mcgarel→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2001-02-28
HUBBARD, Theodore Bernard Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1997-10-17
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07