ALMERIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03413220 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-01
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£-7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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, 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,119

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£7k-£7k-£7k-£7k-£7kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-7.1k£-6.8k
Net assets£-7.1k£-6.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-10
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-10
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-24
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  16. 2017-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-05-04
    ➖
    HOWELL, Sheila Melanie resigned
    secretary
  18. 1997-09-13
    ➕
    HOWELL, Derek Ernest Richard appointed
    director
  19. 1997-09-13
    ➕
    HOWELL, Sheila Melanie appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMERIA LIMITED
  21. 1997-08-01
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Andrew appointed
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-08-01
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Andrew resigned
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-08-01
    ➕
    LITHERLAND, Amanda Jean appointed
    nominee-director
  24. 1997-08-01
    ➖
    LITHERLAND, Amanda Jean resigned
    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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Ernest Richard Howell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Littlehaven House
24-26 Littlehaven Lane
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOWELL, Derek Ernest Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-09-13
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Active
HOWELL, Sheila Melanie→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-13 · resigned 2008-05-04
Resigned
JOSEPH, Andrew→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 1997-08-01
Resigned
LITHERLAND, Amanda Jean→
nominee-director · ~50y · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 1997-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10