ALEC PATTINSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04517795 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-23
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
£221.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £221,306

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£221k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Assets
£147k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£44k£89k£133k£177k£221kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£222.2k£105.1k
Current assets£146.8k£71.2k
Net assets£221.3k£104.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-14
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  3. 2024-04-25
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  4. 2023-05-09
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  5. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2019-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-09-13
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-30
    ➖
    PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-04-30
    ➖
    PATTINSON, Alec resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-30
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    PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2019-04-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-02-18
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  19. 2019-02-18
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  20. 2019-02-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-02-11
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    PATTINSON, Louis Alec appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-27
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-27
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEC PATTINSON LIMITED
  25. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    PATTINSON, Alec appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "PATTINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Louis Alec Pattinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/02/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alec Pattinsonceased 30/04/2019· significant influence
  • Mrs Diane Elizabeth Pattinsonceased 30/04/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2002-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Sunnyside
Lancaster New Road, Forton
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PATTINSON, Louis Alec→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned
PATTINSON, Alec→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
PATTINSON, Diane Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-13