ALPINE WATER UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12415430 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-21
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,331
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,431 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 9431% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities
-£9k£2k£13k£24k£35k£46kDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-9.3k£100
Current assets£46.4k
Cash£19.2k
Debtors£1.3k£100
Net assets£-9.3k£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-08-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-08-10
    MUHR, Alexander William appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-10
    MUHR, Phillip resigned
    director
  9. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPINE WATER UK LIMITED
  12. 2020-01-21
    MUHR, Phillip appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-21
    📄
    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.)

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · HP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AJ FOODS LONDON LIMITED
15749437 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
AK EASTERN SPICE LTD
04957100 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
22y
AKCE LTD
16722316 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AL MADINA SWEETS LTD
16287238 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ALIBARAN LTD
12020174 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
ALISON FOODS LIMITED
15578104 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ALL STAR SHAKES LIMITED
14375323 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ALPHAZ COFFEE LIMITED
15400195 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ALPHAZ GR COFFEE LTD
16915568 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ALSAMA LIMITED
09867576 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
ALTITUDE 8611 DINING LTD
17045740 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
AMAAZO CATERING LTD
15790022 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Berkhamsted House, 121 High Street
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 2DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MUHR, Alexander William
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUHR, Phillip
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-21 · resigned 2023-08-10
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-01-21