ALIA YACHTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08409845 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (70/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,746
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.7k |
| Current assets | £6.2k |
| Cash | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £5.0k |
| Net assets | £-4.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-03-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALIA YACHTING LIMITED
- 2013-02-19➕PETROU, Kyriakos appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-19➕KARRA, Eleni appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kyriakos Petrou Individual · Greek · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Sterling House
Fulbourne Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
KARRA, Eleni→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-02-19
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-23