ALPHATANIA LIMITED

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04708465 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2016-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-12
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    BALL, James Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2008-12-10
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    KULKARNI, Shrikant Digambar resigned
    director
  18. 2005-05-25
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    WILLIAMS, Lydia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-13
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    BREEN, Patrick Joseph appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-04-25
    ➕
    BREEN, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2005-03-31
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    DE LEDESMA, David Justinian resigned
    director
  22. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    HOLLIGAN, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Lydia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-12-24
    ➕
    HOLLIGAN, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-12-24
    ➖
    RICHMOND COMPANY ADMINISTRATION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-12-23
    ➖
    HOLLIGAN, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-12-23
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    RICHMOND COMPANY ADMINISTRATION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-12-23
    ➕
    KULKARNI, Shrikant Digambar appointed
    director
  29. 2003-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  30. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHATANIA LIMITED
  33. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    HOLLIGAN, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    BALL, James Robert appointed
    director
  36. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    DE LEDESMA, David Justinian appointed
    director
  37. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Gas Strategies Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gas Strategies Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALPHATANIA LIMITED
This company · 04708465

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gas Strategies Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Moorcrofts Llp Thames House, Mere Park
Dedmere Road
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1PB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BREEN, Patrick Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREEN, Patrick Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLIGAN, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-24 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
HOLLIGAN, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-12-23
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Lydia→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2005-05-25
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
RICHMOND COMPANY ADMINISTRATION LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2003-12-24
Resigned
BALL, James Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2011-08-12
Resigned
DE LEDESMA, David Justinian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
KULKARNI, Shrikant Digambar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Mortgage debenture1 property21/08/2003—
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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19