ALPINE BLISS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06914920 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPINE BLISS LTD
- 2009-05-26➕DEWHURST, Susan Carolyn appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-26➕DEWHURST, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2009-05-26➕DEWHURST, Susan Carolyn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Susan Carolyn Dewhurst Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/05/2016 |
Mr Andrew William Dewhurst Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Hospitality · BH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 STOCKBRIDGE ROAD LTD→ 16708001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABQ GRAND PALACE & SPA LTD→ 12425027 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABQ PARK CENTRAL LTD→ 12225325 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALCHEMY ENCOUNTERS LTD→ 16411128 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL HAIL ALE LIMITED→ 10043204 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALLPORTO LTD→ 17124128 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALT ROCK LIMITED→ 15462104 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALTRULLO LTD→ 11552080 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMAN BARAKAH LIMITED→ 16615828 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMBERLIGHT TRADING LTD→ 15440664 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMCG ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 08989644 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AMERSHAM COURT FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 06737983 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
2 Smugglers' Reach
Mudeford
Christchurch
BH23 4AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DEWHURST, Susan Carolyn→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-05-26
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DEWHURST, Andrew William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-05-26
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DEWHURST, Susan Carolyn→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-05-26
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-03