ALPESH PATEL VENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04077919 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
82 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees1100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-11-16
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    2020 SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-09
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-08
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  13. 2017-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-10-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-10-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2017-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2009-06-03
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    JAMES, Kirsty Louise resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-06-03
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    2020 SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-06-03
    ➖
    PATEL, Nishika resigned
    director
  21. 2008-02-06
    ➕
    JAMES, Kirsty Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-02-06
    ➖
    PATEL, Nishika resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-05-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Nishika appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2004-01-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Nishika appointed
    director
  27. 2000-10-10
    ➕
    PATEL, Alpesh Bipin appointed
    director
  28. 2000-10-10
    ➕
    KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-10-10
    ➖
    SBI COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-10-10
    ➕
    KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2000-10-10
    ➖
    SBI COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2000-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPESH PATEL VENTURES LIMITED
  33. 2000-09-26
    ➕
    SBI COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-09-26
    ➕
    SBI COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PATEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 Alpesh Bipin Patel
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

82 St John Street
London
EC1M 4JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

PATEL, Alpesh Bipin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES, Kirsty Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned
KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-10 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
PATEL, Nishika→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2008-02-06
Resigned
2020 SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-03 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned
SBI COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-26 · resigned 2000-10-10
Resigned
KAMBHAMMETTU, Ravi, Dr→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-10-10 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
PATEL, Nishika→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned
SBI COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-26 · resigned 2000-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15