ALASDAIR HOBBS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08910079 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-25
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
£43.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (72/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,483

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
Net Worth
£43k
Current Assets
£66k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£43.5k
Current assets£66.1k
Cash£35.8k
Debtors£30.4k
Net assets£43.5k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-08-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALASDAIR HOBBS LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-25
    ➕
    HOBBS, Alasdair Grant Mackenzie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOBBS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Alasdair Grant Mackenzie Hobbs
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lynn Hobbsceased 14/01/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

4 Pearson Road
Central Park
Telford
Shropshire
TF2 9TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOBBS, Alasdair Grant Mackenzie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-25
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-19