ALICE LIVEING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09573604 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,449
Net assets shrinking
Down £386 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.4k£3.4k
Current assets£49.6k£92.2k
Net assets£1.4k£1.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-12-18
    AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2017-04-27
    AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALICE LIVEING LIMITED
  22. 2015-05-05
    LIVEING, Alice Victoria appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-05
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-05
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIVEING" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alice Victoria Liveing
Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Alice Victoria Livingceased 01/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 6 Henrith Business Centre
3 Enterprise Way
Spalding
PE11 3YR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LIVEING, Alice Victoria
director · ~33y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2019-12-18
Resigned
DAVIS, Andrew Simon
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-28