ALISTAIR FLEMING WOODWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05783027 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-04-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-05-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-05-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-05-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-04-30
    FLEMING, Susan Marie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-04-30
    FLEMING, Ian Alistair resigned
    director
  15. 2024-04-30
    FLEMING, Susan Marie resigned
    director
  16. 2024-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-10-04
    LUCAS, Joanne Lynn appointed
    director
  18. 2023-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-23
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2020-06-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  24. 2007-08-03
    FLEMING, Susan Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2006-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALISTAIR FLEMING WOODWORKS LIMITED
  26. 2006-04-18
    FLEMING, Susan Marie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-04-18
    FLEMING, Ian Alistair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Upala Bespoke Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Upala Bespoke Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALISTAIR FLEMING WOODWORKS LIMITED
This company · 05783027

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Upala Bespoke Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Joanne Lynn Lucasceased 01/05/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ian Alistair Flemingceased 30/04/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Suite C2 Horsted Keynes Business Park Cinder Hill Lane
Horsted Keynes
Haywards Heath
RH17 7BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LUCAS, Joanne Lynn
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
FLEMING, Susan Marie
secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
FLEMING, Ian Alistair
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
FLEMING, Susan Marie
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge09/06/2020
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Recent filings (62 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01