ALMAOAK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03068264 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
82 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    YAU, Amy appointed
    secretary
  16. 1998-01-30
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Martin Claude resigned
    secretary
  17. 1995-06-29
    ➕
    PAO, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 1995-06-29
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  19. 1995-06-29
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Martin Claude appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-06-29
    ➖
    DOYLE, Betty June resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 1995-06-29
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-director
  22. 1995-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMAOAK LIMITED
  23. 1995-06-14
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-06-14
    ➕
    DOYLE, Betty June appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 1995-06-14
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Pao Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pao Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALMAOAK LIMITED
This company · 03068264

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pao Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • J Pao & Co Limitedceased 19/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1995-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

33 Humphrys Road
Woodside Estate
Dunstable
LU5 4TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

YAU, Amy→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAO, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-14 · resigned 1995-06-29
Resigned
ROBINSON, Martin Claude→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-29 · resigned 1998-01-30
Resigned
DOYLE, Betty June→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1995-06-14 · resigned 1995-06-29
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1995-06-14 · resigned 1995-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16