ALISTAIR MILLAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06945653 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,009,957
Cash YoY
+114%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£333k
↑ 114% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£906k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£202k£404k£606k£808k£1.0mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.01M£851.2k
Current assets£906.4k£683.2k
Cash£333.3k£155.4k
Debtors£573.2k£527.8k
Net assets£1.01M£851.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-04
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    MILLAR, Tracy appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-05-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-17
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-14
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Helen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-09-14
    ➖
    WESTERBY, Roy Thomas resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALISTAIR MILLAR LIMITED
  20. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    MILLAR, Alistair John appointed
    director
  21. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-06-26
    ➖
    CLOUGH, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    WESTERBY, Roy Thomas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    BATES, Leighann appointed
    director
  25. 2009-06-26
    ➖
    BATES, Leighann resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILLAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair John Millar
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Millar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/09/2023

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
Incorporated2009-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

3 Middle Gate
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOPKINS, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLAR, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLAR, Alistair John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLOUGH, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-26 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
WESTERBY, Roy Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-26 · resigned 2015-09-14
Resigned
BATES, Leighann→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-06-26 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-18