ALIGNEA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05747998 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-20
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
£2.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,262,230
Net assets shrinking
Down £468,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£313k
Net Worth
£2.3m
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£313k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£546k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.26M£2.73M
Current assets£313.1k£329.8k
Cash£312.9k
Debtors£114
Net assets£2.26M£2.73M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-29
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  7. 2020-05-26
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    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-06
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  9. 2018-12-19
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  10. 2018-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-01
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  13. 2016-04-01
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  14. 2015-10-14
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  15. 2015-03-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-16
    REDSTONE, Christopher Bruce resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALIGNEA LIMITED
  18. 2006-03-20
    ROGERSON, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-20
    REDSTONE, Christopher Bruce appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-20
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-03-20
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-03-20
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-03-20
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Deborah Jane Rogerson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Tickton Lodge
8 Bellevue Road
Clevedon
BS21 7NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROGERSON, Deborah Jane
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-03-20
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Active
REDSTONE, Christopher Bruce
secretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2010-02-16
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2006-03-20
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2006-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06