ALKA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05134995 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65201Life reinsurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 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.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-01-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2019-12-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-06-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2016-02-03
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    MCCARTHY, Phillip Paul, Mr. resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-08
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    PATEL, Kaileshkumar Vishnubhai appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-09-08
    ➖
    PATEL, Vikram resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-05-21
    ➖
    PATEL, Kailesh Vishnubhai resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    PATEL, Vikram appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-02
    ➖
    JOSHI, Sanjiv resigned
    director
  24. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Phillip Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2004-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALKA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  26. 2004-05-21
    ➕
    PATEL, Kaileshkumar Vishnubhai appointed
    director
  27. 2004-05-21
    ➕
    PATEL, Kailesh Vishnubhai appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-05-21
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-05-21
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-05-21
    ➕
    JOSHI, Sanjiv appointed
    director
  31. 2004-05-21
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2004-05-21
    ➖
    COMPANY 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Kaileshkumar Vishnubhai Patel
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
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
Incorporated2004-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

799 Harrow Road
Wembley
Middlesex
HA0 2LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PATEL, Kaileshkumar Vishnubhai→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Kaileshkumar Vishnubhai→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Kailesh Vishnubhai→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2012-05-21
Resigned
PATEL, Vikram→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-24 · resigned 2015-09-08
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2004-05-21
Resigned
JOSHI, Sanjiv→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2007-01-02
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Phillip Paul, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2016-02-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2004-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-11