ALISON GROUP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05939001 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-18
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2013-01-01➕WHITAKER, Iain Bruce appointeddirector
- 2012-12-31➖PACKWOOD, Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-31➖PACKWOOD, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2008-06-27➕PACKWOOD, Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-27➖WILSON, Andrea Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-27➖CONNOLLY, Darren Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-06-27➕PACKWOOD, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2006-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALISON GROUP LIMITED
- 2006-09-18➕WILSON, Andrea Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-18➕CONNOLLY, Darren Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Pavol Roza Individual · Slovak · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/09/2016 |
Mr Andrej Zucha Individual · Slovak · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/09/2016 |
Mr Iain Bruce Whitaker Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/09/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Iain Whitakerceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Pavol Rozaceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Andrej Zuchaceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities
Registered office
4 Kelly Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6LD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WHITAKER, Iain Bruce→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PACKWOOD, Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2012-12-31
WILSON, Andrea Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2008-06-27
CONNOLLY, Darren Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2008-06-27
PACKWOOD, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2012-12-31
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-18