ALDATUM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03077863 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70221Financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (76/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,665
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.7k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £1.7k | £1.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1995-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDATUM LIMITED
- 1995-07-10➕BENBOW, Paul Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1995-07-10➕ALVEY, Peter John appointeddirector
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 31 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter John Alvey Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul Andrew Benbow Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
244 Lillie Road
London
SW6 7QA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BENBOW, Paul Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALVEY, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1995-07-10
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Recent filings (67 total)
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2025-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-21