ALEXANDER MAE (BRISTOL) LTD

💤Zombieactive

07626776 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-09

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 2025

Net worth

£476.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

78200Temporary employment agency activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £476,404

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£552k

Net Worth

£476k

Current Assets

£693k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£481.9k	—
Current assets	£692.6k	—
Cash	£551.8k	—
Debtors	£140.8k	—
Net assets	£476.4k	—
Average employees	—	2500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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address · AD01
2026-02-10
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accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
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accounts · AA
2018-11-08
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accounts · AA
2012-05-30
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NOTLEY, Dean James appointed
secretary
2011-05-09
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Company incorporated
As ALEXANDER MAE (BRISTOL) LTD
2011-05-09
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NOTLEY, Samantha appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Samantha Notley Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Dean James Notley Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Spencer House Morston Court

Aisecome Way

Weston-Super-Mare

North Somerset

BS22 8NG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-23

Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NOTLEY, Dean James→

secretary · appointed 2012-05-30

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Active

NOTLEY, Samantha→

director · ~51y · appointed 2011-05-09

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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-10

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