ALPHA MARKING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04280305 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-03
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£67.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42910
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
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, 3 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £67,384
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,045 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£67k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£67.8k£84.9k
Current assets£81.3k£99.5k
Cash£42.7k£59.7k
Debtors£38.6k£39.6k
Net assets£67.4k£84.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-23
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-24
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  9. 2019-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-15
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-30
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  15. 2015-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    PEARSON, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-01-01
    ➖
    PEARSON, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-01-01
    ➖
    PEARSON, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-05-31
    ➖
    PEARSON, James resigned
    director
  20. 2004-05-25
    ➕
    PEARSON, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-20
    ➖
    PEARSON, Judith resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA MARKING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2001-09-03
    ➕
    PEARSON, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-03
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-09-03
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-09-03
    ➕
    PEARSON, Judith appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-09-03
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 2001-09-03
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 2001-09-03
    ➕
    PEARSON, James appointed
    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 25 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Edward Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Joanne Pearson
Individual · English · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42910 — SIC 42910

Registered office

285 Gillroyd Lane Linthwaite
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 5SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PEARSON, Mark Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned
PEARSON, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
PEARSON, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
PEARSON, Judith→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2004-05-20
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned
PEARSON, James→
director · ~89y · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2004-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25