ALLIED TESTING (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08813114 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-12
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 75 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Hygiene score: 7585
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-951
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support 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 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £951
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,235 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
-£951
↓ 105% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£951£4k£9k£14k£19k£24kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-951£19.3k
Current assets£7.9k£24.4k
Cash£7.0k£24.4k
Debtors£905
Net assets£-951£19.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-06
    MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-01-06
    MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-07
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-08-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-06-30
    LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-06-30
    MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  10. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-02-03
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2025-02-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-11-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-11-13
    CROTOV, Serghei appointed
    director
  17. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-09-30
    MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-30
    PAGE, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2013-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED TESTING (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2013-12-12
    LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-12-12
    LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi appointed
    director
  28. 2013-12-12
    LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi resigned
    director
  29. 2013-12-12
    PAGE, Stephen Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. resigned 2026-01-06; MOULD, Daniel James, Mr. resigned 2026-01-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Alexander Klyachko
Individual · Maltese · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75100%
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
Incorporated2013-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Giltspur Street
Farringdon
London
EC1A 9DD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CROTOV, Serghei
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-13
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Active
LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi
secretary · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
MOULD, Daniel James, Mr.
secretary · appointed 2025-06-30 · resigned 2026-01-06
Resigned
LAUGHLIN-MCCANN, Ruairi
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2013-12-12
Resigned
MOULD, Daniel James, Mr.
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-09-30 · resigned 2026-01-06
Resigned
PAGE, Stephen Richard
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11