ALPHA TANK SERVICES LIMITED

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04555945 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£370
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (75/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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 £370
Net assets shrinking
Down £351 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Net Worth
£370
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.6k£3.0k
Current assets£25.6k£34.7k
Cash£15.8k£17.2k
Debtors£847£6.5k
Net assets£370£721

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-21
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-04-20
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  5. 2021-09-14
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  6. 2020-09-28
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  7. 2019-09-18
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  8. 2018-07-05
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  9. 2017-05-02
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  10. 2016-05-03
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-11-10
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  12. 2015-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-01-17
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2014-01-16
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    SALISBURY, Christopher resigned
    director
  17. 2008-09-01
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    HUGHES, Gary Martin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    SALISBURY, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-16
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    SALISBURY, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-10-10
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    HUGHES, Gary appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA TANK SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    SALISBURY, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    SALISBURY, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-10-08
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    SALISBURY, Christopher appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-10-08
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 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.)

Group structure

G M Hughes Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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G M Hughes Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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ALPHA TANK SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04555945

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G M Hughes Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares · firm interest30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Thorneloe House
25 Barbourne Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HUGHES, Gary Martin→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Gary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALISBURY, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned
SALISBURY, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned
SALISBURY, Christopher→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2014-01-16
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
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accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-30