A.L.R. LEGAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

06535646 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-17

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£17.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 177% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£17.4k	£6.3k
Current assets	£17.8k	£13.8k
Net assets	£17.4k	£6.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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ASHBY, Denise resigned
director
2025-07-21
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accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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officers · AP01
2019-03-19
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officers · TM01
2019-03-18
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ASHBY, Deborah, Ms. resigned
director
2019-03-18
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ASHBY, Denise appointed
director
2018-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-19
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accounts · AA
2012-03-31
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ASHBY, Ian, Mr. appointed
secretary
2012-03-31
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ASHBY, Karin Lesley resigned
secretary
2012-03-31
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ASHBY, Deborah, Ms. appointed
director
2012-03-31
➖
ASHBY, Karin Lesley resigned
director
2008-03-17
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Company incorporated
As A.L.R. LEGAL SERVICES LTD
2008-03-17
➕
ASHBY, Ian Reginald appointed
director
2008-03-17
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ASHBY, Karin Lesley appointed
secretary
2008-03-17
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-17
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-17
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ASHBY, Karin Lesley appointed
director
2008-03-17
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-03-17
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Reginald Ashby Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2008-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

The Squirrels

36a Brewery Road

Bromley

Kent

BR2 8LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ASHBY, Ian, Mr.→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-31

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Active

ASHBY, Ian Reginald→

director · ~72y · appointed 2008-03-17

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Active

ASHBY, Karin Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-17

Resigned

ASHBY, Deborah, Ms.→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2019-03-18

Resigned

ASHBY, Denise→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-03-18 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

ASHBY, Karin Lesley→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-24

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officers · TM01

2026-04-16