ALIGRA LODGE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09428245 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-91.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
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 74). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £91,394
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£91k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-91.4k | £-85.0k |
| Net assets | £-91.4k | £-85.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-22➖MITCHELL, Alison resigneddirector
- 2025-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALIGRA LODGE LIMITED
- 2015-02-09➕JONES, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-09➕JONES, Graham Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-02-09➕MITCHELL, Alison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Alison Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2017 |
Mr Graham Robert Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
4 Varrier Jones Drive
Papworth Everard
CB23 3GJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JONES, Graham Robert→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2026-01-22
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-19