ALFOOT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

08088891 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-30

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 May 2025

Net worth

£4.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46660

Sector: Wholesale & retail

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,308

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 58% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 128% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£4.3k	£2.7k
Current assets	£2.1k	£921
Net assets	£4.3k	£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-11-13
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accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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accounts · AA
2023-02-08
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accounts · AA
2021-08-23
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accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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accounts · AA
2019-11-15
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accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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accounts · AA
2018-09-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-10-26
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accounts · AA
2017-10-17
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gazette · DISS40
2017-10-16
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address · AD01
2017-08-15
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gazette · GAZ1
2016-10-28
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accounts · AA
2016-07-11
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PROUDFOOT, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2016-07-11
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officers · AP03
2012-05-30
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Company incorporated
As ALFOOT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
2012-05-30
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PROUDFOOT, Craig appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig Proudfoot Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	11/09/2018

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

Incorporated2012-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46660 — SIC 46660

Registered office

414-416 Blackpool Road

Ashton-On-Ribble

Preston

PR2 2DX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-13

Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PROUDFOOT, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-11

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Active

PROUDFOOT, Craig→

director · ~42y · appointed 2012-05-30

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Active

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