ALMEA LTD

💤Zombieactive
07175272 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-02
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    GROMOV, Grigorii appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    DEGTYAREV, Oleg resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2018-06-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2017-03-20
    ➕
    DEGTYAREV, Oleg appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-20
    ➖
    GROMOV, Grigorii resigned
    director
  22. 2010-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMEA LTD
  23. 2010-03-02
    ➕
    LAW FIRM UK LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-03-02
    ➕
    GROMOV, Grigorii 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Grigorii Gromov
Individual · Swedish · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Oleg Degtyarevceased 01/03/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Grigorii Gromovceased 20/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2010-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Suite 12 2nd Floor Queens House
180 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LAW FIRM UK LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-02
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Active
GROMOV, Grigorii→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
DEGTYAREV, Oleg→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-20 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
GROMOV, Grigorii→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-03-02 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10