ALPHA SILANUS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14959099 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,459

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£14.6k
Current assets£24.9k
Net assets£14.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-01-27
    MANCLARK, Stuart Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA SILANUS LTD
  8. 2023-06-24
    FRANKS, Ian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-24
    WEBB, Lindsay Marie appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-24
    MANCLARK, Stuart Robert appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Franks
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control24/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

52 The Village
Haxby
York
YO32 2HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FRANKS, Ian
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active
WEBB, Lindsay Marie
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active
MANCLARK, Stuart Robert
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-06-24 · resigned 2025-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-24