A. L. F. TILING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09095840 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-20
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
£99.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,478

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-052024-07-05
Total assets£99.5k£80.5k
Current assets£119.5k£94.2k
Net assets£99.5k£79.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-23
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-23
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    officers · EH01
  12. 2018-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A. L. F. TILING LTD
  18. 2014-06-20
    FIELDHOUSE, Steven Leslie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-06-20
    FIELDHOUSE, Steven Leslie appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-20
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-20
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Steven Fieldhouse
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
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
Incorporated2014-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

18 Sunnyside Avenue
Tingley
Wakefield
WF3 1LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last made up to: 2025-07-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FIELDHOUSE, Steven Leslie
secretary · appointed 2014-06-20
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Active
FIELDHOUSE, Steven Leslie
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-06-20
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2014-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20