ALAKA LTD

💤Zombieactive
12841935 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-27
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
£-307
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £307
Very low cash
Cash position: £74
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,518 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£74
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£307
↓ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£307£1k£3k£5k£6k£8kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-307£2.2k
Current assets£1.4k£8.1k
Cash£74£6.8k
Net assets£-307£2.2k

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
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-23
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-04-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-04-11
    OZDEMIR, Aykut appointed
    director
  12. 2023-04-11
    OZDEMIR, Alper resigned
    director
  13. 2022-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-11-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAKA LTD
  17. 2020-08-27
    OZDEMIR, Alper appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-27
    📄
    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

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: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aykut Ozdemir
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alper Ozdemirceased 11/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

7b King Street
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OZDEMIR, Aykut
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-04-11
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Active
OZDEMIR, Alper
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-08-27 · resigned 2023-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12