ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04418015 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-16
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 Mar 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: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
72 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-04-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-02-01
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    ELLIOTT, Nicholas Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2010-02-01
    ➖
    DEAN, Malcolm Robert resigned
    director
  18. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Nicholas Mark appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    EVANS, Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-21
    ➕
    DEAN, Malcolm Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    EVANS, Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    JAMES, Kenneth resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-23
    ➖
    YORK CHAMBERS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    EVANS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-22
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    YORK CHAMBERS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    EVANS, Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    JAMES, Kenneth appointed
    director
  28. 2002-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES LIMITED
  29. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    YORK CHAMBERS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    YORK CHAMBERS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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 24 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 Nicholas Mark Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
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
Incorporated2002-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

384 Linthorpe Road
Middlesbrough
TS5 6HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Nicholas Mark→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Nicholas Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
YORK CHAMBERS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-04-22
Resigned
DEAN, Malcolm Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2010-02-01
Resigned
EVANS, Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
JAMES, Kenneth→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
YORK CHAMBERS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-02