ALPHA BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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04199149 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-12
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
£317.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Sector: Other service activities
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 59). 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: 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
115 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £317,464
Net assets shrinking
Down £66,161 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£317k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£339k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£212k£319k£425k£531kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£318.7k£387.8k
Current assets£339.4k£530.9k
Net assets£317.5k£383.6k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2023-01-10
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-02-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2018-09-18
    ➖
    BURGESS, Stephen Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2014-03-13
    ➖
    SMITH, Diane Carol resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-07-21
    ➕
    ELLIS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2010-07-21
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2005-04-18
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Mark resigned
    director
  23. 2005-01-07
    ➖
    FAIRCLOUGH, Colin Leslie resigned
    director
  24. 2002-02-07
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Diane Carol appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-05-24
    ➖
    GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephen Brian appointed
    director
  28. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    FAIRCLOUGH, Colin Leslie appointed
    director
  29. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Ian appointed
    director
  30. 2001-05-24
    ➖
    GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2001-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  32. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2001-04-12
    ➕
    GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Alpha Business Communications Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Alpha Business Communications Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ALPHA BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 04199149

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mark Ellis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Alpha Business Communications Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/09/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Abc Digital Holdings Limitedceased 18/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Burgess Property Solutions Limitedceased 03/10/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Abc Managed Contracts Limitedceased 11/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95110 — Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Registered office

Brundrett House Sandbach Road South
Alsager
Stoke-On-Trent
ST7 2LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ELLIS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Diane Carol→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2014-03-13
Resigned
GRINDCO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2001-05-24
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephen Brian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2018-09-18
Resigned
FAIRCLOUGH, Colin Leslie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2005-01-07
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2010-07-21
Resigned
GRINDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-04-12 · resigned 2001-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-01-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28