ALAN MUCKLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04451866 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-30
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£798
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £798

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£798
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.8k£1.5k
Current assets£5.1k£2.9k
Net assets£798£591

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    SPENCER, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-05-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2002-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN MUCKLE LIMITED
  19. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    MUCKLE, Alan Geoffrey appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    SPENCER, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-05-30
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 "MUCKLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Alan Geoffrey Muckle
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Geoffrey Muckleceased 07/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Flat 6 Highdale Court
15 Highdale Road
Clevedon
North Somerset
BS21 7LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MUCKLE, Alan Geoffrey→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2002-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05