ALRO SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03834616 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£234.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £234,564
Cash YoY
+76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£141k
↑ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£235k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £141.3k | £80.3k |
| Net assets | £234.6k | £230.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-27➕READ, Francis John appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27➖READ, Alma Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-27➖READ, Alma Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-08-27➖WEISS, Robin Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 1999-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALRO SERVICES LIMITED
- 1999-09-01➕READ, Alma Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-01➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-01➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-01➕READ, Alma Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1999-09-01➕WEISS, Robin Paul appointeddirector
- 1999-09-01➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-01➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Finn Environmental Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Finn Environmental Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALRO SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03834616
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Finn Environmental Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/08/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Robin Paul Weissceased 27/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Alma Elizabeth Readceased 27/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARDVARK AGGREGATES LTD→ 13863111 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AARDVARK EM LIMITED→ 03473012 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| AARONS WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ 16482709 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ALSCOTT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03338188 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Centenary House Peninsula Park
Rydon Lane
Exeter
EX2 7XE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
READ, Francis John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READ, Alma Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2021-08-27
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 1999-09-01
READ, Alma Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2021-08-27
WEISS, Robin Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2021-08-27
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 1999-09-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (84 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-08