1 ALMA ROAD LONDON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06668466 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-12📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 ALMA ROAD LONDON LIMITED
- 2008-08-08➕WILLEMS, Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria appointeddirector
- 2008-08-08➕WILLEMS, Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-08➖WILLEMS, Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria resignedsecretary
- 2008-08-08➕WILLERS, Frederik appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-08➖WILLERS, Frederik resignedsecretary
- 2008-08-08➕RAVASIO, Thomas Andrew Gerard appointeddirector
- 2008-08-08➖RAVASIO, Thomas Andrew Gerard resigneddirector
- 2008-08-08➕RAVASIO, Tom appointeddirector
- 2008-08-08➖RAVASIO, Tom resigneddirector
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 18 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 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Steven Mcgladrigan Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/01/2025 |
Mr Luke Jeffrey Speake Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/01/2025 |
Mr Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria Willems Individual · Belgian · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2016 |
Mr Francesco Carboncini Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Naomi Waistallceased 24/01/2025· 25-50% shares
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06382426→ 06382426 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 1 AND 2 BLOOMSBURY PLACE LIMITED→ 07200623 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 102A TUFNELL PARK ROAD LIMITED→ 05861838 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 10E GLOUCESTER DRIVE FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 06225485 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 115 FLOOD STREET LIMITED→ 05367831 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 12 JUBILEE ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07444517 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 1234567 LIMITED→ 06650676 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1313 PROPERTY LIMITED→ 12337527 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 132 WILBERFORCE ROAD N4 MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03258685 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| 134 SJH LLP→ OC396778 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 139 LORDSHIP LANE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05755559 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1st Floor Gallery Court
28 Arcadia Avenue
London
N3 2FG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WILLEMS, Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLEMS, Frederik Maurice Lydie Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08
WILLERS, Frederik→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08
RAVASIO, Thomas Andrew Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08
RAVASIO, Tom→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-05
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23