ALPHAMETA LTD
💤Zombieactive
06838138 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHAMETA LTD
- 2009-03-05➕JARJIS, Nemat appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-05➕JARJIS, Raik Abdulla, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Raik Abdulla Jarjis Individual · British · DOB 01/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
12 Barrow Close
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 2BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
JARJIS, Raik Abdulla, Dr→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-05
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-06