ALFJAK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08121524 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-01
    BOWATER, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFJAK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-27
    BOWATER, Glenn appointed
    director
  19. 2012-06-27
    BOWATER, Tracey appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Glenn Bowater
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

23 Goldfinch Gardens
Guisborough
TS14 8LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOWATER, Glenn
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-06-27
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Active
BOWATER, Tracey
secretary · appointed 2012-06-27 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17