ALPX GUARDING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16666751 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 80100Private security activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-13➕SHARAZ, Ramzaan appointeddirector
- 2026-01-13➖HUSSAIN, Muhammed Umair resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPX GUARDING LTD
- 2025-08-22➕SHARAZ, Mohammed Sohil appointeddirector
- 2025-08-22➕HUSSAIN, Muhammed Umair appointeddirector
- 2025-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Sohil Sharaz Individual · British · DOB 12/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/08/2025 |
Mr Ramzaan Sharaz Individual · British · DOB 11/2002 · age 24 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Muhammed Umair Hussainceased 13/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Registered office
23 Addenbrooke Street
Walsall
WS3 2BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SHARAZ, Mohammed Sohil→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-08-22
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SHARAZ, Ramzaan→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2026-01-13
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HUSSAIN, Muhammed Umair→
Resigneddirector · ~21y · appointed 2025-08-22 · resigned 2026-01-13
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Recent filings (5 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-22