ALPHA-Q INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03336529 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£137.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £137,104
Net assets shrinking
Down £367 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£137k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£216k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£86k£130k£173k£216kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£137.1k£137.5k
Current assets£215.5k£215.9k
Net assets£137.1k£137.5k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-03-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-03-05
    ➖
    CLEMO, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-03-05
    ➖
    CLEMO, Pamela resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-05-25
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    address · AD01
  18. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    CLEMO, Charles Lyn resigned
    director
  19. 1998-03-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Roger William appointed
    director
  20. 1997-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA-Q INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  21. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    CLEMO, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-03-19
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    CLEMO, Charles Lyn appointed
    director
  25. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    CLEMO, Pamela appointed
    director
  26. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-03-19
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Pamela Clemo
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/01/2025
Mr Roger William Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

146 Coombe Lane West
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TAYLOR, Roger William→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMO, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 2021-03-05
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned
CLEMO, Charles Lyn→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
CLEMO, Pamela→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 2021-03-05
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30