A.L.K. PRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04041648 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£19.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,052
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,911 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£19.9k£22.8k
Current assets£31.0k£47.4k
Net assets£19.1k£22.0k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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  2. 2025-11-14
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-12
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    MORRIS, Michelle resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-15
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  6. 2023-02-13
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  7. 2022-03-21
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  8. 2021-01-18
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  9. 2020-01-10
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  10. 2019-02-28
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  11. 2018-02-06
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  12. 2017-03-23
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  13. 2016-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-30
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  15. 2014-11-28
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  16. 2014-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-05-10
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    MORRIS, Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2000-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A.L.K. PRINT LIMITED
  19. 2000-07-27
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    MORRIS, Martin appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-07-27
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    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-07-27
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    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-07-27
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    MORRIS, Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2000-07-27
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    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-07-27
    ➖
    CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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 Martin Ian Morris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

12 Johnson Street
Woodcross Coseley
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 9RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MORRIS, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-27
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Active
MORRIS, Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2000-07-27
Resigned
MORRIS, Michelle→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2025-11-12
Resigned
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-27 · resigned 2000-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-25