ALICEGATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08617646 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (78/100)

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
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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,419

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 3056% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k£1k£6k£12k£17k£23kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£9.2k£22.4k
Current assets£9.2k£22.9k
Net assets£-4.4k£-140

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-19
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    address · AD01
  16. 2013-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALICEGATE LIMITED
  17. 2013-07-19
    MILLS, Linda appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-07-19
    MURRAY, Nsemeke appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

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
Ms Nsemeka Murray
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

57 Hollybush Lane
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 4JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MILLS, Linda
secretary · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
MURRAY, Nsemeke
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14