ALAN TWITE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03592433 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-03

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-08-13
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2024-10-14
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2023-08-23
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2022-08-05
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2021-09-13
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2020-09-29
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2019-07-22
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2018-10-16
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2017-09-18
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2017-09-08
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2017-09-07
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2017-09-07
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officers · TM02
2017-08-01
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RITSON, Suzanne Heather resigned
secretary
2016-08-12
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2015-11-10
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2015-07-07
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1998-07-03
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Company incorporated
As ALAN TWITE LIMITED
1998-07-03
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TWITE, Alan Robert appointed
director
1998-07-03
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RITSON, Suzanne Heather appointed
secretary
1998-07-03
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-03
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-03
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
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1998-07-03
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TWITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 28 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Robert Twite Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	24/07/2016

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

Incorporated1998-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Hartshall Farm

Walsham-Le-Willows

Bury St. Edmunds

Suffolk

IP31 3BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TWITE, Alan Robert→

director · ~77y · appointed 1998-07-03

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Active

RITSON, Suzanne Heather→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 2017-08-01

Resigned

PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1998-07-03

Resigned

PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1998-07-03

Resigned

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