ALEX BELLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05490723 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£12.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £12,776

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£12.7k—
Net assets£12.8k—
Average employees—100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-28
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX BELLE LIMITED
  17. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    THOMAS, Archibald Alexander appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    THOMAS, Lisa Katherine, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-06-24
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Lisa Katherine Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/07/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

11 Rowan Road
London
W6 7DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THOMAS, Archibald Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-24
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Active
THOMAS, Lisa Katherine, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2005-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-03