ALEXANDER HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08350734 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-08

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2024-09-29
Average employees	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-09-24
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2024-06-18
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2024-05-02
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2024-03-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2022-06-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-28
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accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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officers · CH01
2020-08-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-08-17
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CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-08-17
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officers · TM02
2020-07-31
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officers · AP04
2020-07-31
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address · AD01
2020-07-21
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-05-01
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TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-04-12
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HIGTON, Gareth John resigned
director
2018-12-04
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DE JONGH, Richard Alexander resigned
director
2018-05-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-03-05
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DE JONGH, Richard Alexander appointed
director
2017-11-30
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COLLYER, Timothy Guy resigned
director
2017-10-31
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HIGTON, Gareth John appointed
director
2017-10-01
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TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-10-01
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TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-03-01
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COLLYER, Timothy Guy appointed
director
2016-09-08
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HODGES, Jane Eloise resigned
director
2016-09-08
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REED, Roderick Grant resigned
director
2014-08-30
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CHILD, David Michael resigned
director
2014-08-30
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DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar resigned
director
2014-04-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Standard Life Assurance Limited
2014-03-01
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DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar appointed
director
2014-02-01
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LINNEY, Graham resigned
secretary
2014-02-01
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TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-02-01
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LINNEY, Graham resigned
director
2013-07-17
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CHILD, David Michael appointed
director
2013-06-01
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LINNEY, Graham appointed
director
2013-05-31
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HODGES, Jane Eloise resigned
director
2013-05-31
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KELLY, Nicholas Edward resigned
director
2013-05-17
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LINNEY, Graham appointed
secretary
2013-05-17
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LINNEY, Graham resigned
secretary
2013-05-02
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HODGES, Jane Eloise appointed
director
2013-05-02
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KELLY, Nicholas Edward appointed
director
2013-05-02
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REED, Roderick Grant appointed
director

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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 13 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.)

Group structure

Ahfs Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ahfs Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALEXANDER HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 08350734

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ahfs Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-01-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 2DT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last made up to: 2024-09-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-07-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KELLY, Nicholas Edward→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LINNEY, Graham→

secretary · appointed 2013-05-17 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

LINNEY, Graham→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2013-05-17

Resigned

CAPITAL KINETICS LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2013-01-08

Resigned

CASTLETONS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-23 · resigned 2020-08-17

Resigned

TRICOR CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2017-10-01

Resigned

TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2019-05-01

Resigned

CHILD, David Michael→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2014-08-30

Resigned

COLLYER, Timothy Guy→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-11-30

Resigned

DE JONGH, Richard Alexander→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-05 · resigned 2018-12-04

Resigned

DHUNNA, Suraj Kumar→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2014-08-30

Resigned

HIGTON, Gareth John→

director · ~38y · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2019-04-12

Resigned

HODGES, Jane Eloise→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2013-05-31

Resigned

HODGES, Jane Eloise→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2016-09-08

Resigned

KELLY, Nicholas Edward→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2013-05-31

Resigned

KUMAR, Anita Christian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2013-01-08

Resigned

LINNEY, Graham→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

REED, Roderick Grant→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2016-09-08

Resigned

REED, Roderick Grant→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-08 · resigned 2013-01-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Standard Life Assurance Standard Life Assurance Limited	A registered charge	—	23/04/2014	04/05/2018

Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-24

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-15

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-02

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-12

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-03-22

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2022-06-14

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2022-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-07