ALK WELDING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09713858 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-03
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (70/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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 £1,479

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£6.0k
Current assets£12.4k
Cash£2.3k
Debtors£10.1k
Net assets£1.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-05-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-04-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-04-25
    ➖
    WALKER, Lauran resigned
    director
  19. 2015-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALK WELDING LIMITED
  20. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    KINGSLAND, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-03
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    WALKER, Lauran appointed
    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
Anthony Kingsland
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lauran Walkerceased 25/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

1 Birt Grove
Goole
East Yorkshire
DN14 6RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KINGSLAND, Anthony→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-08-03
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2015-08-03
Resigned
WALKER, Lauran→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2017-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28