ALPHA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03262291 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-11
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£41.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Property-backed borrower with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.4y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
19 officers (1 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
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
112 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
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,370

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£258.2k£268.3k
Current assets£32.5k£41.6k
Net assets£41.4k£38.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-28
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  2. 2024-06-25
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  3. 2023-01-16
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  4. 2022-07-18
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  5. 2021-07-22
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  6. 2020-07-24
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  7. 2019-07-26
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  8. 2018-07-17
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  9. 2017-07-13
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  10. 2017-07-06
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  11. 2017-04-11
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  12. 2017-04-10
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    MCMAHON, John resigned
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  13. 2017-04-04
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  14. 2017-04-04
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  15. 2017-02-26
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    MCMAHON, Mark resigned
    director
  16. 2017-02-22
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    MCMAHON, Mark resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-07-29
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  18. 2016-07-22
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  19. 2015-03-27
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    MCMAHON, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  21. 2012-09-04
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    MCMAHON, John appointed
    director
  22. 2012-09-04
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    MCMAHON, Mark appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-09-04
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    MCMAHON, Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2009-12-16
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    MCMAHON, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-12-16
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    AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-12-16
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    BENNETT, Frederick resigned
    director
  27. 2009-12-16
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    MCMAHON, Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2006-09-11
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    BENNETT, Frederick appointed
    director
  29. 2006-09-11
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    MCMAHON, Maxine resigned
    director
  30. 2005-10-13
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    MCMAHON, Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2005-10-13
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    MCMAHON, Maxine appointed
    director
  32. 2003-03-05
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    JOSEPH, Neil resigned
    director
  33. 2003-03-05
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    MCMAHON, Mark appointed
    director
  34. 2002-08-12
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    JOSEPH, Neil appointed
    director
  35. 2002-08-12
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    MCMAHON, Mark resigned
    director
  36. 2001-07-08
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    MCMAHON, Mark appointed
    director
  37. 2001-07-08
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    WILLIS, David Charles Gordon resigned
    director
  38. 2000-07-05
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    DRUCE, Jason resigned
    director
  39. 2000-07-05
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    WILLIS, David Charles Gordon appointed
    director
  40. 1999-04-13
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    DRUCE, Jason appointed
    director
  41. 1999-04-13
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    WESTCOTT, Jason Paul resigned
    director
  42. 1999-03-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  43. 1999-03-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  44. 1999-01-04
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    AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  45. 1999-01-04
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    CROWLE ENTERPRISES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  46. 1998-08-24
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    MCMAHON, John resigned
    director
  47. 1997-03-21
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    MCMAHON, John appointed
    director
  48. 1996-10-19
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    WESTCOTT, Jason Paul appointed
    director
  49. 1996-10-19
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    J M ROSSMOOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  50. 1996-10-18
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    CROWLE ENTERPRISES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
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Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mcmahon
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2017

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

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9 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
Incorporated1996-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Layton House
3-5,Westcliffe Drive
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 7BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (1 active · 18 resigned)

MCMAHON, John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAHON, John→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
MCMAHON, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-04 · resigned 2017-02-22
Resigned
AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-01-04 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned
CROWLE ENTERPRISES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1999-01-04
Resigned
ST JAMES'S SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-11 · resigned 1996-10-18
Resigned
BENNETT, Frederick→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-09-11 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned
DRUCE, Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-04-13 · resigned 2000-07-05
Resigned
JOSEPH, Neil→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-12 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned
MCMAHON, John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-03-21 · resigned 1998-08-24
Resigned
MCMAHON, Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2017-02-26
Resigned
MCMAHON, Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2012-09-04
Resigned
MCMAHON, Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2005-10-13
Resigned
MCMAHON, Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-07-08 · resigned 2002-08-12
Resigned
MCMAHON, Maxine→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
WESTCOTT, Jason Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 1996-10-19 · resigned 1999-04-13
Resigned
WILLIS, David Charles Gordon→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-07-05 · resigned 2001-07-08
Resigned
J M ROSSMOOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1996-10-19
Resigned
ST JAMES'S DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-11 · resigned 1996-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/10/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property03/03/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property03/03/1999—
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Recent filings (112 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01