ALPHA BETA CAPPA LTD

💤Zombieactive
12046392 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-12
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£108.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64991Security dealing on own account
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: 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
21 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 £108,861

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£109k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£652k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£135k£270k£405k£539k£674kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£108.9k£80.2k
Current assets£652.4k£674.3k
Net assets£108.9k£80.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2019-10-11
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2019-10-11
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2019-10-11
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2019-10-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-10-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-10-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-10-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-09-25
    ➕
    GARMENT, Nita Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  16. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    GARMENT, Antony resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA BETA CAPPA LTD
  18. 2019-06-12
    ➕
    GARMENT, Antony Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-12
    ➕
    GARMENT, Antony appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-06-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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 59. 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
Mr Antony Edward Garment
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

61 Halstead Road
Gosfield
Essex
CO9 1PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GARMENT, Nita Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-25
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Active
GARMENT, Antony Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-12
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Active
GARMENT, Antony→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-12 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-10-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2019-10-11
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2019-10-11