ALSE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07246900 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-07
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 May 2026
Net worth
£-8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,196
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£10k-£4k£2k£8k£14k£20kMay 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-312025-05-31
Total assets£-8.2k£-10.0k
Current assets£19.9k£12.8k
Cash£19.9k£12.8k
Net assets£-8.2k£-10.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-29
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-11-16
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    KEATLEY, Michael Charles appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-03-12
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-02-23
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    ESTEVES, Silvia Maria Pereira Godhino resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-03
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    ESTEVES, Silvia Maria Pereira Godhino appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-30
    ➖
    KEATLEY, Michael Charles resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALSE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  22. 2010-05-07
    ➕
    ESTEVES, Antonio Leandro Salgado appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-07
    ➕
    KEATLEY, Michael Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-05-07
    ➕
    LAKE, Simon Geoffrey appointed
    director
  25. 2010-05-07
    ➖
    LAKE, Simon Geoffrey resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antonio Leandro Salgado Esteves
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—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
Incorporated2010-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Whiteleaf Business Centre
11 Little Balmer
Buckingham
MK18 1TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KEATLEY, Michael Charles→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESTEVES, Antonio Leandro Salgado→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEATLEY, Michael Charles→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2012-08-30
Resigned
ESTEVES, Silvia Maria Pereira Godhino→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-03 · resigned 2018-02-23
Resigned
LAKE, Simon Geoffrey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26