ALEMSO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12386110 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-82.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
22 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £82,906
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£83k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.2k | £-50.3k |
| Current assets | £45.1k | £27.0k |
| Net assets | £-82.9k | £-138.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11➕GORMER, Lauren Kate appointeddirector
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEMSO LIMITED
- 2020-01-06➕GORMER, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-01-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Gormer Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/01/2020 |
Mrs Lauren Kate Gormer Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Ayres Barn
Ayres End Lane
Harpenden
AL5 1AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GORMER, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORMER, Lauren Kate→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-29