ALTCTRL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11322656 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-23
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-26
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-04-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-12-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTCTRL LIMITED
  20. 2018-04-23
    ➕
    ELKIN, Robert Dowling 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 8 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Dowling Elkin
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Fore Street
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5RP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ELKIN, Robert Dowling→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-23
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Recent filings (27 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-11