ALI G LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04066496 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-01-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-05-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-05-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-04-30
    ➖
    C&A COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-04-05
    ➕
    C&A COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-04-04
    ➖
    BARON COHEN, Gerald resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-04-04
    ➖
    BARON COHEN, Gerald resigned
    director
  23. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    BARON COHEN, Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 2000-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALI G LIMITED
  25. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    BARON-COHEN, Sacha appointed
    director
  26. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    BARON COHEN, Gerald appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-09-06
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2000-09-06
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sacha Baron Cohen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

5 Elstree Gate
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BARON-COHEN, Sacha→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARON COHEN, Gerald→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned
C&A COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-05 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2000-09-06
Resigned
BARON COHEN, Gerald→
director · ~94y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2000-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-27