ALEX HOMES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13503116 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-09
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
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,752
Cash YoY
+246%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 246% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 152% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 154% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£17.8k£7.0k
Current assets£7.1k£2.8k
Cash£5.9k£1.7k
Debtors£1.2k£1.1k
Net assets£17.8k£7.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-08-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-06
    THOMPSON, Jane Irene appointed
    director
  8. 2021-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-11-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-13
    THOMPSON, Alexander resigned
    director
  13. 2021-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX HOMES LTD
  14. 2021-07-09
    THOMPSON, Alexander appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jane Irene Thompsonceased 14/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Alexander Thompsonceased 13/10/2021· 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
Incorporated2021-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Oxenden Drive
Hoddesdon
EN11 8QF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-22
Last: 2026-07-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMPSON, Jane Irene
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-11-06
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Active
THOMPSON, Alexander
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2021-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-18