ADVANCE ALPHA UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13310922 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-03
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE ALPHA UK LTD
  17. 2021-04-03
    BORHAM, Mohamed Abdalla Abdelhay appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-03
    📄
    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 5 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: 2026-01-28

Group structure

Advance Alpha Electromechanical Works is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Advance Alpha Electromechanical Works
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ADVANCE ALPHA UK LTD
This company · 13310922

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Advance Alpha Electromechanical Works
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares03/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohamed Abdalla Abdelhay Borhamceased 03/04/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2021-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Suite G04 1 Quality Court, Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BORHAM, Mohamed Abdalla Abdelhay
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-06