ALB ADVISORY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06254207 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-21
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 May 2026
Net worth
£-342
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £342

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£342
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£342-£342-£342-£342-£342-£342May 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-312025-05-31
Total assets£-342£-342
Net assets£-342£-342

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-05-25
    T&W NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2016-05-25
    BELLUZZO, Alessandro resigned
    director
  18. 2012-05-02
    B&A DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-05-02
    T&W NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-10-01
    B&A DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-10-01
    B&A PARTNERS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALB ADVISORY LTD
  23. 2007-05-21
    BELLUZZO, Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-21
    B&A PARTNERS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-05-21
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-05-21
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-05-21
    BELLUZZO, Alessandro appointed
    director
  28. 2007-05-21
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2007-05-21
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

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
Mrs Louise Belluzzo
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alessandro Belluzzoceased 25/05/2016· 25-50% 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

38 Craven Street
London
Uk
WC2N 5NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BELLUZZO, Louise
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-05-21
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Active
B&A DIRECTORS LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2012-05-02
Resigned
B&A PARTNERS LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
T&W NOMINEES LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-02 · resigned 2016-05-25
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
BELLUZZO, Alessandro
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2016-05-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-20