ALTERNATIVES (GB) LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.9k | £-8.4k |
| Current assets | £172 | £51 |
| Cash | £172 | £51 |
| Net assets | £-13.9k | £-8.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
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- 2026-07-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVES (GB) LIMITED
- 2011-09-22➕CLARK, Sandra Joan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sandra Joan Clark Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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