ALFREDSON YORK ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12715485 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£63.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,986
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,788 YoY
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£63k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£34k£51k£69k£86kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£63.0k£85.8k
Current assets£55.2k£74.2k
Cash£40.4k£25.0k
Debtors£14.8k£49.2k
Net assets£63.0k£85.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFREDSON YORK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  9. 2020-07-02
    POWELL, John Robert appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Robert Powell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71112 — Urban planning and landscape architectural activities

Registered office

The Henley Building
Newtown Road
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 1HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POWELL, John Robert
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-02