ALTON LANDSCAPES U.K LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14665388 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (80/100)

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

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£396
Current assets£5.5k
Cash£300
Debtors£5.2k
Net assets£396
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-04-01
    SCOTT, Daniel Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-04-01
    LUDLOW, Ryan Paul David appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2023-03-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTON LANDSCAPES U.K LIMITED
  14. 2023-02-15
    SCOTT, Daniel Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-15
    📄
    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

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 Ryan Paul David Ludlow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel Andrew Scottceased 01/04/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Building 18 Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LUDLOW, Ryan Paul David
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Active
SCOTT, Daniel Andrew
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-15