ALEXANDRA LODGE (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED

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03256412 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-30
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 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2018-05-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-06-15
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    EBEL, Julian Harrington appointed
    director
  17. 2004-06-15
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    BROOKLAND, David resigned
    director
  18. 2004-06-15
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    DE FIGUEIREDO, Michael David resigned
    director
  19. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    WILSON, Richard Henry resigned
    director
  20. 2000-11-29
    ➕
    BROOKLAND, David appointed
    director
  21. 2000-09-06
    ➖
    BOLEAT, David Paul resigned
    director
  22. 1998-09-23
    ➕
    EBEL, Antony Gerard appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-09-23
    ➖
    LEMON, Shirley resigned
    secretary
  24. 1998-09-23
    ➕
    BOLEAT, David Paul appointed
    director
  25. 1998-09-23
    ➕
    DE FIGUEIREDO, Michael David appointed
    director
  26. 1998-09-23
    ➕
    WILSON, Richard Henry appointed
    director
  27. 1998-09-23
    ➖
    SUPERNOVA LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 1997-09-30
    ➕
    LEMON, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-09-30
    ➖
    STRICKLAND, John resigned
    secretary
  30. 1997-09-30
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr. resigned
    director
  31. 1997-09-30
    ➖
    STRICKLAND, John Jarrard resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1997-09-30
    ➕
    SUPERNOVA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 1997-04-01
    ➖
    HARE, Nicholas Patrick resigned
    nominee-director
  34. 1997-04-01
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr. appointed
    director
  35. 1997-01-15
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, John appointed
    secretary
  36. 1997-01-15
    ➖
    JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1996-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDRA LODGE (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED
  38. 1996-09-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-09-30
    ➕
    HARE, Nicholas Patrick appointed
    nominee-director
  40. 1996-09-30
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, John Jarrard appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

56a The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

EBEL, Antony Gerard→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EBEL, Julian Harrington→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEMON, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-09-23
Resigned
STRICKLAND, John→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-15 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-30 · resigned 1997-01-15
Resigned
BOLEAT, David Paul→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2000-09-06
Resigned
BROOKLAND, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
DE FIGUEIREDO, Michael David→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
HARE, Nicholas Patrick→
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1996-09-30 · resigned 1997-04-01
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr.→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
STRICKLAND, John Jarrard→
nominee-director · ~70y · appointed 1996-09-30 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
WILSON, Richard Henry→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
SUPERNOVA LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-17