ALEJANDRO EQUESTRIAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02968911 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-16
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£237.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £237,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£237k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£47k£95k£142k£190k£237kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£34.3k£35.7k
Current assets£3.8k£3.9k
Net assets£237.4k£232.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  4. 2024-09-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2024-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2018-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-24
    ➕
    ROSS BUSH, Victoria Constance appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-08-23
    ➖
    ROSS BUSH, Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    ROSS BUSH, Robert appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    HEALD NICKINSON SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1994-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEJANDRO EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
  22. 1994-09-16
    ➕
    ROSS BUSH, Victoria Constance appointed
    director
  23. 1994-09-16
    ➕
    HEALD NICKINSON SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Constance Ross Bush
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Jacobs Creek
Swerford
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 4AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROSS BUSH, Victoria Constance→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-24
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Active
ROSS BUSH, Victoria Constance→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-09-16
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Active
ROSS BUSH, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2011-08-23
Resigned
HEALD NICKINSON SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16