ALS FM SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06767029 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-05
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81100SIC 81100
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  5. 2024-09-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-09-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-12-30
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    WILLIS, Susan Patricia May resigned
    secretary
  15. 2020-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2020-05-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2019-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-29
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    ZACKHEIM, David Barry resigned
    director
  21. 2011-11-30
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    FALCO, Paul Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Industrial Property Investment Fund Acting by Its General Partner Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited
  23. 2010-01-04
    ➕
    WILLIS, Susan Patricia May appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-01-04
    ➖
    WEBB, Matthew resigned
    director
  25. 2010-01-04
    ➕
    ZACKHEIM, David Barry appointed
    director
  26. 2008-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALS FM SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 2008-12-05
    ➕
    WEBB, Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 15 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Falco
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Amadeus Group Limitedceased 13/06/2021· 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

Unit1 Old Station Yard
Station Road
Petworth
GU28 0JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FALCO, Paul Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIS, Susan Patricia May→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2020-12-30
Resigned
WEBB, Matthew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2010-01-04
Resigned
ZACKHEIM, David Barry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2019-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Industrial Property Investment Fund Acting by Its General Partner Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund)
Industrial Property Investment Fund Acting by Its General Partner Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited
Lease with rent deposit deed1 property02/06/201026/05/2020

Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-09-27
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-27