ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Based on its dormant filing history and minimal activity, this appears to be a largely inactive shell or holding vehicle registered under accounting and auditing activities, likely incorporated to reserve the name or hold assets, with little to no meaningful day-to-day operations evident.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7 | — |
| Current assets | £7 | — |
| Net assets | £7 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2010-02-23➕HATTON, Gary John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary John Hatton Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 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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