ALERT BRANDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12579676 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-30
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-07-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-10-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-05
    WARE, Darren appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-01
    OWEN, Philip Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-07-21
    BUTLER, Graham Ian resigned
    director
  13. 2020-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALERT BRANDS LTD
  14. 2020-04-30
    BUTLER, Graham Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2020-04-30
    OWEN, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-30
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Ian Butler
Individual · English · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Barons Court Graceways
Whitehills Business Park
Blackpool
FY4 5GP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WARE, Darren
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-09-05
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Active
BUTLER, Graham Ian
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2021-07-21
Resigned
OWEN, Philip Michael
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-30