ALFRED KEFFORD LTD

💤Zombieactive
14316034 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-24
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 2025
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,551

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 879% YoY
Current Assets
£853
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£910£2k£3k£4k£5kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£4.6k£465
Current assets£853£525
Net assets£4.6k£465

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-11-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFRED KEFFORD LTD
  9. 2022-08-24
    KEFFORD, Alfred Joseph appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-24
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KEFFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

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
Alfred Joseph Kefford
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

2 Eden Farm
Lyne Road
Virginia Water
GU25 4EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEFFORD, Alfred Joseph
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-24
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-24