ALT BERG LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02563160 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-28
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
£3.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 34.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 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
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,140,173
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.0m
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£760k£1.5m£2.3m£3.0m£3.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.17M£2.04M
Current assets£3.80M£2.56M
Cash£2.97M£1.90M
Debtors£711.3k£528.3k
Net assets£3.14M£2.03M

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-10-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-01
    SHEEHAN, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-09-01
    SHEEHAN, Angela resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-12-31
    SHEEHAN, Tara May resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-03
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  11. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-14
    SHEEHAN, Angela resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-14
    SHEEHAN, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2018-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-09-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-01-01
    SHEEHAN, Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2016-01-01
    SHEEHAN, Tara May appointed
    director
  24. 2011-09-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2011-09-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2011-09-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1997-02-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1997-02-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1996-07-22
    JACKSON, Andrew George resigned
    director
  30. 1995-03-29
    JACKSON, Andrew George appointed
    director
  31. 1992-10-01
    SHEEHAN, Michael Joseph resigned
    secretary
  32. 1992-10-01
    MARSHALL, Peter resigned
    director
  33. 1992-02-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1990-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALT BERG LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Alt Berg Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alt Berg Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALT BERG LIMITED
This company · 02563160

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alt Berg Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016
Mr Michael Joseph Sheehan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15200 — SIC 15200

Registered office

Unit 2b Racecourse Road
Gallowfields Trading Estate
Richmond
DL10 4TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SHEEHAN, Joseph
secretary · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
SHEEHAN, Joseph
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
SHEEHAN, Angela
secretary · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
SHEEHAN, Michael Joseph
secretary · resigned 1992-10-01
Resigned
JACKSON, Andrew George
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1996-07-22
Resigned
MARSHALL, Peter
director · ~77y · resigned 1992-10-01
Resigned
SHEEHAN, Angela
director · ~81y · resigned 2018-09-14
Resigned
SHEEHAN, Michael Joseph
director · ~79y · resigned 2018-09-14
Resigned
SHEEHAN, Tara May
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property04/02/199717/09/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/02/199717/09/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/02/199217/09/2011

Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-03