ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10214879 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£43.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £43,881
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 193% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£47k-£28k-£9k£10k£29k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£43.9k£72.7k
Current assets£48.5k£44.9k
Cash£4.9k£23.9k
Debtors£43.6k£21.0k
Net assets£43.9k£-47.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-10-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-10-24
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-20
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    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-02-16
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    ALBERTELLI, Clyne resigned
    director
  13. 2024-02-16
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Thomas resigned
    director
  14. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-10-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2023-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2023-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    ALBERTELLI, Clyne appointed
    director
  20. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2023-04-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2023-04-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2023-04-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2023-04-01
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    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2016-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  27. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Ian appointed
    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 age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Ian Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Stephensonceased 01/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Stop 7, Eagle Labs
Bransty Row
Whitehaven
CA28 7XE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STEPHENSON, Ian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALBERTELLI, Clyne→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-02-16
Resigned
CLAYTON, Thomas→
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-28
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-12