ALTRETIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11294646 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-05
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
£175
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 £175
Net assets shrinking
Down £30 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£175
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£175£205
Current assets£26.1k£17.7k
Net assets£175£205

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

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTRETIRE LIMITED
  16. 2018-04-05
    BLOWERS, John Robert Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2018-04-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 John Robert Charles Blowers
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Kent Space, Suite 2026 6-8 Revenge Road
Chatham
ME5 8UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BLOWERS, John Robert Charles
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-05
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-07