ALPHABET CORPORATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06196507 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
55 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.

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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
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    LANG, Ashley resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-05-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    REEVES, Alison Linda appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-03-30
    ➖
    FERGUSSON, Kate resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-05-09
    ➕
    LANG, Ashley appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHABET CORPORATION LIMITED
  22. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    DUDDY, Keith Simon appointed
    director
  23. 2007-04-02
    ➕
    FERGUSSON, Kate appointed
    secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 62. 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 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Simon Duddy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Hilltop Fossil Bank
Upper Colwall
Malvern
WR13 6PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

REEVES, Alison Linda→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUDDY, Keith Simon→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
FERGUSSON, Kate→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned
LANG, Ashley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-09 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23