ALIVE HR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05892689 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-01
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 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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

3 live charges · oldest 13.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees9001000

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
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 capital
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-06-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-13
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2026-03-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2025-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-06-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  9. 2025-06-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-03-27
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2025-01-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  13. 2024-12-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2024-11-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2024-10-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2024-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2024-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-09-30
    BEVINS, Andrew William resigned
    secretary
  23. 2024-09-30
    BEVINS, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2024-04-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  25. 2024-04-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2024-04-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2024-04-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2024-04-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2021-06-02
    AUSTEN, Alison Candida appointed
    director
  30. 2013-01-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  31. 2013-01-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  32. 2012-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  33. 2006-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALIVE HR LIMITED
  34. 2006-08-01
    BEVINS, Andrew William appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-08-01
    BEVINS, Rebecca Elizabeth 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Alive Hr Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alive Hr Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALIVE HR LIMITED
This company · 05892689

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
Alive Hr Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Alison Candida Austenceased 01/06/2026· significant influence
  • Mrs Rebecca Elizabeth Bevinsceased 30/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2006-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

1 Church Terrace
Yeovil
BA20 1HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AUSTEN, Alison Candida
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVINS, Andrew William
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
BEVINS, Rebecca Elizabeth
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property02/01/201317/04/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property02/01/201317/04/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/11/201217/04/2024

Recent filings (81 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-12-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-08