ALWA LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15153512 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-21
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-11-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-11-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-10-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-10-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALWA LIMITED
  12. 2023-09-21
    SMIRNOVA, Joanna appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Joanna Smirnova
Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 Grenville Avenue
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN10 7DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMIRNOVA, Joanna
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-09-21
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-21