ALISON RAMSAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06167795 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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  2. 2025-04-03
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  3. 2025-03-31
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  4. 2024-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-27
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  10. 2019-12-24
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  11. 2018-12-28
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  12. 2017-12-22
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  13. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-01-05
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    FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-03-20
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    RAMSAY, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2007-03-20
    ➕
    FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter resigned
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    GOOD, Jayne Elizabeth resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISON RAMSAY LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    GOOD, Jayne Elizabeth appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RAMSAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Ms Alison Jane Ramsay
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

The Cottage, 2
Castlefield Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RAMSAY, Alison Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSTER, Astrid Sandra Clare→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-20 · resigned 2011-01-05
Resigned
LUNN, Denis Christopher Carter→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
GOOD, Jayne Elizabeth→
nominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27