ALPHA START LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11800102 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-31
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-13
    ➖
    MIAH, Shajol resigned
    director
  5. 2022-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-04-01
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    MIAH, Shajol appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-02-28
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    MIAH, Gura appointed
    director
  18. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  19. 2019-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA START LIMITED
  20. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Gura Miah
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 28/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

47 Baslow Road
Sheffield
S17 4DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MIAH, Gura→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-02-28
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Active
MIAH, Shajol→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2022-10-13
Resigned
SYMES, Darren→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-07