ALANTERA UNLIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09648422 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2015-06-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tax consultancy
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-07-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  2. 2015-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALANTERA UNLIMITED
  3. 2015-06-19
    KEELEY, Kathryn Sarah appointed
    secretary
  4. 2015-06-19
    KEELEY, Timothy John appointed
    director
  5. 2015-06-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy John Keeley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
sig. influencesignificant influence19/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2015-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69203 — Tax consultancy

Registered office

10 Rawthey Avenue
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 7XN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEELEY, Kathryn Sarah
secretary · appointed 2015-06-19
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Active
KEELEY, Timothy John
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-06-19
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-06-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-07-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2015-06-19