ALPA FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14292560 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10730
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
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 £12,001

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
-£12k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
-£12k-£639£11k£22k£33k£45kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-12.0k
Current assets£44.8k
Cash£9.5k
Debtors£899
Net assets£-12.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-01
    EGAN, Phillip Nicholas resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-16
    EGAN, Phillip Nicholas appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-05-01
    EGAN, Phillip Nicholas resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-12-06
    EGAN, Phillip Nicholas appointed
    director
  10. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-08-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-08-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2023-07-17
    JONES, Regina appointed
    director
  16. 2023-07-17
    HARRIS, Oliver Lee resigned
    director
  17. 2023-07-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-04-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPA FOODS LTD
  21. 2022-08-12
    HARRIS, Oliver Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2022-08-12
    📄
    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: 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Regina Jones
Individual · American · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10730 — SIC 10730

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Regina
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-07-17
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Active
EGAN, Phillip Nicholas
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-16 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
EGAN, Phillip Nicholas
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-12-06 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Oliver Lee
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-12 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14