ALDERSLADE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11855334 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-01
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
    ALDERSLADE, John George resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-06
    ALDERSLADE, John George appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-06-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-10-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDERSLADE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
  20. 2019-03-01
    ALDERSLADE, John George appointed
    director
  21. 2019-03-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDERSLADE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John George Alderslade
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Rebecca Barrattceased 01/03/2019· 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
Incorporated2019-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALDERSLADE, John George
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
ALDERSLADE, John George
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-04-06 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-26