ALTONVILLE PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06265664 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,610
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,430 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-28 | 2023-12-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.49M | £998.0k |
| Current assets | £92.9k | £113.8k |
| Cash | — | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £92.9k | £112.7k |
| Net assets | £4.6k | £39.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-30🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-28➖TAYLOR, Roger resignedsecretary
- 2025-08-28➖TAYLOR, Roger resigneddirector
- 2025-04-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-28🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-30🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-06-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-24🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-01-31🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-01-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-04-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-01-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-06-05➕SIMPSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-06-05➕TAYLOR, Roger appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-05➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-05➕TAYLOR, Roger appointeddirector
- 2007-06-05➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTONVILLE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2007-06-01➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-01➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +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 signalMultiple 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
2 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: TAYLOR, Roger resigned 2025-08-28; TAYLOR, Roger resigned 2025-08-28
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Simpson Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Taylorceased 28/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Tim O'Brien Accountants The Green
Datchet
Slough
SL3 9AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SIMPSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Roger→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2025-08-28
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2007-06-05
TAYLOR, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2025-08-28
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2007-06-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
8
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 30/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 28/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2018 | 09/04/2022 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/04/2008 | 10/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 03/04/2008 | 05/11/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/01/2008 | 05/11/2020 |
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Recent filings (80 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-30