ALPHA LEGAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07191163 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA LEGAL SERVICES LTD
  17. 2010-03-16
    ALI, Zahid appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-16
    ASGHAR, Nadira Naheed appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
Ms Nadira Naheed Asghar
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Zahid Ali
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

23 Green Pastures
Stockport
SK4 3RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALI, Zahid
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-16
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Active
ASGHAR, Nadira Naheed
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-03-16
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09