ALHC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10218758 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-07
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
£112.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £112,289
Net assets shrinking
Down £2 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£434
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£112k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£270k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£54k£108k£162k£216k£270kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£112.3k£112.3k
Current assets£269.8k£244.8k
Cash£434£16.9k
Debtors£269.4k£227.9k
Net assets£112.3k£112.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-04-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALHC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  18. 2016-06-07
    LEIGH, Edward John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Gillian Leigh 2001 Family Settlement holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Gillian Leigh 2001 Family Settlement
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ALHC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 10218758

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward John Leigh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
5075%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest15/08/2016
Gillian Leigh 2001 Family Settlement
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest08/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

11 Laura Place
Bath
BA2 4BL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LEIGH, Edward John
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-07
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-23