ALPHATECH DESIGNS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03979091 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2000-10-11➕TYNAN, Mary Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-11➖TYNAN, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2000-10-11➖BRADSHAW, Richard resigneddirector
- 2000-05-02➕TYNAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➕TYNAN, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-02➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-02➕BRADSHAW, Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHATECH DESIGNS LIMITED
- 2000-04-25➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-04-25➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Mark Tynan Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
2 Broom Hill Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 4EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
TYNAN, Mary Catherine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TYNAN, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2000-10-11
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2000-05-02
BRADSHAW, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2000-10-11
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2000-05-02
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Recent filings (67 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-05