ALSTON HOUSE LIMITED

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08857766 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-12.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 70). 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 (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,593
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£290
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£427
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£10k-£7k-£5k-£2k£427Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-302024-01-30
Total assets£-12.6k£-12.4k
Current assets£427£427
Cash£290£290
Debtors£137£137
Net assets£-12.6k£-12.4k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-10-28
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  5. 2022-01-28
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  6. 2022-01-28
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  7. 2021-10-28
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  8. 2021-01-28
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  9. 2020-09-29
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  10. 2020-09-17
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    ANDERSON, Beverley resigned
    director
  11. 2020-07-15
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  12. 2020-07-08
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    ANDERSON, Beverley appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-18
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  14. 2020-03-17
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  15. 2020-03-17
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  16. 2019-10-30
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  17. 2019-02-22
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  18. 2018-10-31
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  19. 2014-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ALSTON HOUSE LIMITED
  20. 2014-01-23
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    FERGUSON, Sherrion appointed
    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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Sherrion Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sherrion Fergusonceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Unit 2.02 High Weald House
Glovers End
Bexhill
East Sussex
TN39 5ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, Sherrion→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-23
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Active
ANDERSON, Beverley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2020-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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2026-01-23
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2025-10-22
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2025-01-23
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2024-10-30
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2024-03-01
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2023-10-03
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2023-01-25
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2022-10-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
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accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
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accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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officers · TM01
2020-09-29