ALISCO IT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11543984 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-30
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees600300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-09-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-02-01
    CRICHTON, Scott James resigned
    director
  14. 2021-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-08-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-08-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISCO IT LIMITED
  21. 2018-08-30
    ALI, Zanfar appointed
    director
  22. 2018-08-30
    CRICHTON, Scott James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zanfar Ali
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Scott James Crichtonceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Honeycomb
Edmund Street
Liverpool
L3 9NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALI, Zanfar
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-08-30
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Active
CRICHTON, Scott James
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-08-30 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08