ALVI BROTHERS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
10674624 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-16
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
£-45.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,395

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£45k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
-£45k-£31k-£17k-£2k£12k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-42.9k
Current assets£26.2k
Net assets£-45.4k
Average employees700

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-09-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2023-09-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-09-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-06-14
    ALVI, Haris resigned
    director
  16. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALVI BROTHERS LTD.
  19. 2017-03-16
    ALVI, Hamzah appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-16
    ALVI, Haris appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALVI" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-29

Group structure

Alvi Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Alvi Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALVI BROTHERS LTD.
This company · 10674624

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alvi Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/08/2023

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
Incorporated2017-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Carleton House, 136 Gray Street
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALVI, Hamzah
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-03-16
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Active
ALVI, Haris
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-03-16 · resigned 2020-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-09-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14