ALFREDOS CONWY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05317950 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-21
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-34.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 59). 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
2 live charges · oldest 3.2y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £34,634
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£35k
Current Assets
£80k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £443.2k |
| Current assets | £80.1k |
| Cash | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £63.3k |
| Net assets | £-34.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
- 2023-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
- 2023-03-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-09-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-11➖ANDREW, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-11➖ANDREW, Steven resigneddirector
- 2004-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFREDOS CONWY LIMITED
- 2004-12-21➕REYNOLDS, Richard Harvey appointeddirector
- 2004-12-21➕ANDREW, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-21➕NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-12-21➖NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-12-21➕ANDREW, Steven appointeddirector
- 2004-12-21➕AVIS, Christine Susan appointednominee-director
- 2004-12-21➖AVIS, Christine Susan resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Richard Harvey Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Bodhyfryd Hall
Maenan
Llanrwst
LL26 0YR
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
REYNOLDS, Richard Harvey→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREW, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-21 · resigned 2009-08-11
NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-21 · resigned 2004-12-21
ANDREW, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-12-21 · resigned 2009-08-11
AVIS, Christine Susan→
Resignednominee-director · ~62y · appointed 2004-12-21 · resigned 2004-12-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/03/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-22