ALPHAWATERHYGIENE LTD
💤Zombieactive
12429648 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-28
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £19,043
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.0k |
| Current assets | £28.1k |
| Cash | £24.4k |
| Debtors | £3.7k |
| Net assets | £19.0k |
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHAWATERHYGIENE LTD
- 2020-01-28➕CUTHBERTSON, Clive appointeddirector
- 2020-01-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Shona Cuthbertson Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/09/2024 |
Mr Clive Cuthbertson Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
8 Marsden Park, James Nicolson Link
Clifton Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4WX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CUTHBERTSON, Clive→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-01-28
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04