ALLOY STARS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09757342 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,770

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£16k-£6k£3k£13k£22k£31kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.5k£-2.7k
Current assets£23.9k£31.4k
Net assets£-6.8k£-15.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-01-08
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    officers · RP04AP01
  11. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-28
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-09-05
    ➕
    BERRY, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-05
    ➖
    DREWETT, Sean resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-01
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    DREWETT, Sean appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLOY STARS LTD
  20. 2015-09-02
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-02
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    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

45/100
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.

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
Ms Rebecca Berry
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/09/2018

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
Incorporated2015-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 Hanger Close
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BERRY, Rebecca→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DREWETT, Sean→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2018-09-05
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-09-02 · resigned 2015-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31