ALF PROPERTIES (WEST YORKSHIRE) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08074736 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£431.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.4y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £430,978

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£431k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£608k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£122k£243k£365k£487k£608kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£494.7k£365.5k
Current assets£608.3k£401.3k
Net assets£431.0k£269.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  3. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2012-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALF PROPERTIES (WEST YORKSHIRE) LTD
  18. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    FAWCETT, Adam Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-18
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Adam Lee Fawcett
Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38
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
Incorporated2012-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1 Oxford Street
Guiseley
Leeds
LS20 9AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FAWCETT, Adam Lee→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-05-18
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2012-05-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/03/2026—
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01