ALTEA RESOURCES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09300987 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Average employees1

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2014-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTEA RESOURCES LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-07
    ➕
    RAJA, Abid Hussain 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 61 — 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

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Armand Pasteur
Individual · French · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest18/05/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Kotliarceased 11/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mr Abid Hussain Rajaceased 18/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Abid Hussain Rajaceased 18/05/2018· board control
  • Mr Abid Hussain Rajaceased 18/05/2018· 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
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

7 Granard Business Centre Bunns Lane
Mill Hill
London
NW7 2DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAJA, Abid Hussain→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31