ALEF LONDON LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15313562 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-28
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-09-16
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-09-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-09-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEF LONDON LIMITED
  7. 2023-11-28
    ALHADEFF, Bethanie appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-11-28
    ALHADEFF, Giancarlo appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giancarlo Alhadeff
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting28/11/2023
Mrs Bethanie Alhadeff
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2024

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
Incorporated2023-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

First Floor 690 Great West Road
Osterley Village
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 4PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALHADEFF, Bethanie
secretary · appointed 2023-11-28
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Active
ALHADEFF, Giancarlo
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-11-28
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-28