ALPHA CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03872072 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-05

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 2025

Net worth

£180.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27900

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

28210SIC 28210

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £180,738

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£181k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£256k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£185.1k	£163.2k
Current assets	£256.3k	£228.8k
Net assets	£180.7k	£163.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2024-08-27
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2024-08-27
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2024-04-18
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WHARMBY, Martyn James appointed
secretary
2024-04-18
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WHARMBY, Jean resigned
secretary
2024-04-18
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WHARMBY, Jean resigned
director
2023-12-13
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2022-12-19
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2021-12-21
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2021-03-31
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2019-12-09
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2001-03-14
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SCHOFIELD, John Robert resigned
director
1999-11-05
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Company incorporated
As ALPHA CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED
1999-11-05
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WHARMBY, Martyn James appointed
director
1999-11-05
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WHARMBY, Jean appointed
secretary
1999-11-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-05
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SCHOFIELD, John Robert appointed
director
1999-11-05
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WHARMBY, Jean appointed
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 69. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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 Martyn James Wharmby Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	05/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Jean Wharrmbyceased 18/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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.

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ALSTON BUILDWORKS LIMITED→ 16396904 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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

Incorporated1999-11-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Clayton Fold House Stocks Lane

Kettleshulme

High Peak

SK23 7EJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-19

Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHARMBY, Martyn James→

secretary · appointed 2024-04-18

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Active

WHARMBY, Martyn James→

director · ~69y · appointed 1999-11-05

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Active

WHARMBY, Jean→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-05 · resigned 2024-04-18

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-05 · resigned 1999-11-05

Resigned

SCHOFIELD, John Robert→

director · ~64y · appointed 1999-11-05 · resigned 2001-03-14

Resigned

WHARMBY, Jean→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-11-05 · resigned 2024-04-18

Resigned

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