ALTARRA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09912786 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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: active trading company 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 (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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-05-28
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    HOLST-RONESS, Eric resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-25
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    HOLST-RONESS, Eric appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-14
    ➖
    CT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTARRA LIMITED
  22. 2015-12-11
    ➕
    AYOOLA, Rebecca Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2015-12-11
    ➕
    CT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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
Rebecca Elizabeth Ayoola
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Eric Holst-Ronessceased 28/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Eildon Management 24 The Meadows
Wynyard
Billingham
TS22 5GS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AYOOLA, Rebecca Elizabeth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-11 · resigned 2017-02-14
Resigned
HOLST-RONESS, Eric→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-09-25 · resigned 2021-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29