ALEXANDERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12602883 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45190SIC 45190
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-02-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2021-02-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-01-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  12. 2020-05-14
    ALEXANDER, David Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2020-05-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Saam (North East) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Saam (North East) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ALEXANDERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12602883

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Robert Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
2550%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/05/2020
Saam (North East) Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares14/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Chapel Street Garage
Chapel Street
Thornaby
Cleveland
TS17 6BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALEXANDER, David Robert
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-14
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-01-29