AL PI DARKO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07685525 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £2,662

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£-2.7k
Debtors£10.5k
Net assets£-2.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
    ➖
    SHARER, Judith resigned
    director
  5. 2023-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-16
    ➕
    SHARER, Judith appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AL PI DARKO LIMITED
  20. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    NEMETH, Judith Rachel 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Rachel Nemeth
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

54 St. Georges Road
London
NW11 0LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NEMETH, Judith Rachel→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-06-28
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Active
SHARER, Judith→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-16 · resigned 2023-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26