ALOE LOUNGEWEAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04313664 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-56.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56,131

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£56k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£56k-£43k-£30k-£17k-£5k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-40.0k£-38.5k
Current assets£7.3k£8.3k
Net assets£-56.1k£-55.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  8. 2024-03-19
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  9. 2023-12-18
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  10. 2023-08-04
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  14. 2023-08-03
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  15. 2022-12-21
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  16. 2021-12-16
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  17. 2020-10-05
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  18. 2019-11-13
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  19. 2012-01-13
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    JUDGE, Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-01-13
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    WAKEMAN, Nichola resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-22
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    TURNBULL, Jonathan Chin-Ming resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-01-22
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    WAKEMAN, Nichola appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALOE LOUNGEWEAR LIMITED
  24. 2001-10-30
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    JUDGE, Claire appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-30
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    ROCQUE, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-30
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    ROCQUE, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-10-30
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    TURNBULL, Jonathan Chin-Ming appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-10-30
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    PISAVADIA, Suresh appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-30
    ➖
    PISAVADIA, Suresh resigned
    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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Claire Judge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Unit Etb6 (First Floor) Edwards Tower Building
St Michael's Estate
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3RR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JUDGE, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-13
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Active
JUDGE, Claire→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-10-30
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Active
ROCQUE, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned
TURNBULL, Jonathan Chin-Ming→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2007-01-22
Resigned
WAKEMAN, Nichola→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-22 · resigned 2012-01-13
Resigned
PISAVADIA, Suresh→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

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2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03