ALEXANDER ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LTD
💤Zombieactive
05186152 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-21
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,763
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.1k | £11.6k |
| Current assets | £71.6k | £58.9k |
| Net assets | £-7.8k | £-11.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-07-01➖ALEXANDER, Guy Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-26➕ALEXANDER, Guy Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-20➖ALEXANDER, Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2004-11-08➖CASTLE, Jeffery John resigneddirector
- 2004-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LTD
- 2004-07-21➕ALEXANDER, James Alford appointeddirector
- 2004-07-21➕ALEXANDER, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-21➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-21➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-21➕CASTLE, Jeffery John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alford Alexander Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
158 High Street
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 5NP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-04
Last: 2026-07-21
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
ALEXANDER, James Alford→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Guy Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-26 · resigned 2013-07-01
ALEXANDER, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2005-12-20
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2004-07-21
CASTLE, Jeffery John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2004-11-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/03/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
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2025-08-04
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2025-05-30
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2024-07-23
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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2024-03-25
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2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-05-26
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2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
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2020-08-05
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2020-05-22
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2019-08-02