ALASTAIR LEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06331805 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-02
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
64 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,113
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,311 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£14.1k£20.4k
Current assets£15.2k£27.6k
Net assets£14.1k£20.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2019-08-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2019-08-22
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  17. 2019-08-22
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2019-06-13
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  19. 2007-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALASTAIR LEE LIMITED
  20. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    DARNELL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    LEE, Alastair Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-08-02
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-08-02
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS 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
Alastair Michael Lee
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2007-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Wessex House
Teign Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DARNELL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Alastair Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27