ALCANTARA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07728559 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-03
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (70/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2011-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCANTARA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-03
    ➕
    ALCANTARA, Generoso appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-08-03
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    ALCANTARA, Generoso appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALCANTARA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Generoso Alcantara
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

52a Westside
London
NW4 4XB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALCANTARA, Generoso→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-03
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ALCANTARA, Generoso→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-03
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12