ALTERNATIVE APPROACH SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION LTD
💤Zombieactive
10698188 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-30
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
£143.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
- 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £143,412
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,878 YoY
Cash YoY
+76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£156k
↑ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£143k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£866k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £362.5k | £476.2k |
| Current assets | £866.2k | £986.1k |
| Cash | £156.3k | £89.0k |
| Debtors | £709.9k | £897.2k |
| Net assets | £143.4k | £214.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21➖FARRELLY, Teresa Alero resigneddirector
- 2025-01-16➕FARRELLY, Teresa Alero appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-19➖JEFFS, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2024-09-19➖WHARTON, Liam Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2017-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVE APPROACH SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION LTD
- 2017-03-30➕CANADY, Jeremiah Joseph appointeddirector
- 2017-03-30➕JEFFS, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2017-03-30➕WHARTON, Liam Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Alternative Approach Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alternative Approach Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALTERNATIVE APPROACH SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION LTD
This company · 10698188
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative Approach Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2025 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Katy Canadyceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jeremiah Joseph Canadyceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Michael James Jeffsceased 19/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Liam Anthony Whartonceased 19/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jeremiah Joseph Canadyceased 12/06/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Unit 2 Rossmore Business Village
Inward Way
Ellesmere Port
CH65 3EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CANADY, Jeremiah Joseph→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARRELLY, Teresa Alero→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-16 · resigned 2025-03-21
JEFFS, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2024-09-19
WHARTON, Liam Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2024-09-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-31