ALM SERVICES LONDON LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.6k | — |
| Current assets | £10.2k | — |
| Net assets | £6.6k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALM SERVICES LONDON LTD
- 2020-04-03➕MILLARD, Alan appointeddirector
- 2020-04-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Millard Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2025 | — |