ALIGNMENT TOOLS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08407241 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24410
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
  • 26512SIC 26512
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £49,473
Net assets shrinking
Down £388 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£77k£96kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£49.5k£49.9k
Current assets£95.7k£84.2k
Cash£9.0k£12.1k
Debtors£53.5k£34.7k
Net assets£49.5k£49.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-11-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-02-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-17
    ➕
    FORM ONLINE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALIGNMENT TOOLS LTD
  21. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    CADILKOVA, Zaneta appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sona Kupcova
Individual · Czech · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/02/2017
Mr Jaroslav Roubicek
Individual · Czech · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24410 — SIC 24410

Registered office

Enterprise House
2 Pass Street
Oldham
Manchester
OL9 6HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORM ONLINE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-10-17
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Active
CADILKOVA, Zaneta→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21