ALEX VERVER LTD

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11620938 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
16 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 £1,766
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£2.0k£898
Current assets£2.0k£5.8k
Cash£156
Debtors£5.6k
Net assets£1.8k£898

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX VERVER LTD
  10. 2018-10-12
    OFORI-DWUMFUO, Patience appointed
    director
  11. 2018-10-12
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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 60 — 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 60. 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
Mrs Patience Ofori-Dwumfuo
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

3 Cameron Drive
Waltham Cross
EN8 8BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OFORI-DWUMFUO, Patience
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-12
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21