ALLIANCE-PIONEER AMBULANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08291434 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£307.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
74
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 £307,876

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£308k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
£0£229k£459k£688k£917k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£965.4k
Current assets£1.15M
Cash£2.0k
Debtors£697.8k
Net assets£307.9k
Average employees2100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  3. 2025-07-01
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-19
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2012-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE-PIONEER AMBULANCE LTD
  19. 2012-11-13
    DAVEY, Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 61. 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Davey
Individual · English · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares13/11/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Hawthorne House, 2nd Floor 25 Darklake View
Estover
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 7TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVEY, Matthew
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-13
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-07-01
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21