ALVASTON BUSINESS PARK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07844894 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-09-22
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    HARRIS, Brian resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALVASTON BUSINESS PARK LIMITED
  18. 2011-11-11
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    TURTON, Barry appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-11
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    HARRIS, Brian 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 77 — 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 77 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Turton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Harrisceased 22/09/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

91 Hospital Street C/O Cheshire Accountants
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5RU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TURTON, Barry→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-11-11
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Active
HARRIS, Brian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-11-11 · resigned 2022-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13