ALISTAIR GRANT FREELANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08045304 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: News agency activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,861
Net assets shrinking
Down £196 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.9k£26.1k
Current assets£51.4k£43.3k
Net assets£25.9k£26.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    SIU RODRIGUEZ, Nativel resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-30
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  4. 2024-12-31
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  5. 2023-12-29
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  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-05-06
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  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-05-23
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    SIU RODRIGUEZ, Nativel appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALISTAIR GRANT FREELANCE LTD
  19. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    GRANT, Alistair Peter 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 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 Alistair Peter Grant
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63910 — News agency activities

Registered office

41 Baldock Street
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GRANT, Alistair Peter→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIU RODRIGUEZ, Nativel→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-09