ALTO ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08388170 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-04
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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£22£44£66£88£110Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£0
Net assets£110

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-07-02
    ELDRIDGE, Douglas Stuart resigned
    director
  15. 2019-07-01
    D'ANDREA, Mario appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2013-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTO ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
  20. 2013-02-04
    ELDRIDGE, Douglas Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-04
    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  22. 2013-02-04
    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-11-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mario D'Andrea
Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Douglas Stuart Eldridgeceased 01/07/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Arnwood Centre
Newark Road
Peterborough
PE1 5YH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-12
Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

D'ANDREA, Mario
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-07-01
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Active
ELDRIDGE, Douglas Stuart
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2019-07-02
Resigned
SABAN, Joanna
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2013-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29