ALPHA GRIMSBY LTD
💤Zombieactive
12040417 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-2.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 35120SIC 35120
- 35140SIC 35140
- 42220SIC 42220
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,076,758
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£2.1m
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£5.4m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.67M | £7.16M |
| Current assets | £5.38M | £5.37M |
| Net assets | £-2.08M | £-1.59M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shanghai Electric UK Company Limited
- 2021-02-18➕QIN, Wenyuan appointeddirector
- 2021-02-18➖MESECK, Davendar resigneddirector
- 2021-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA GRIMSBY LTD
- 2019-06-10➕MESECK, Davendar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
5 Brayford Square
London
E1 0SG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
QIN, Wenyuan→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MESECK, Davendar→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-10 · resigned 2021-02-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shanghai Electric UK Company Shanghai Electric UK Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/04/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-26