ALT I AUTOMATISERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08368416 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,100
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,013 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£21kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£15.1k£19.1k
Current assets£15.6k£21.3k
Net assets£15.1k£19.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-01-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-20
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2015-12-18
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2015-12-18
    ➖
    BIZ-UP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALT I AUTOMATISERING LIMITED
  19. 2013-01-21
    ➕
    RUUD, Espen appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-21
    ➕
    BIZ-UP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 61 — 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 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Espen Ruud
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Carpenter Court 1 Maple Road
Bramhall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 2DH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUUD, Espen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIZ-UP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-25