ALTO AI LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16799245 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-21
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17➕ULLAH, Cain Christian appointeddirector
- 2025-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTO AI LIMITED
- 2025-10-21➕BLACKHAM, Kathryn Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21➕ROBINSON, Michael Stuart appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21➕BLACKHAM, Kathryn Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21➖BLACKHAM, Kathryn Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-10-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Kathryn Louise Blackham Individual · New Zealander · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2025 |
Mr Cain Christian Ullah Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/11/2025 |
Mr Michael Stuart Robinson Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | — | — | board controlboard control | 21/10/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Vaughan Chambers
Vaughan Road
Harpenden
AL5 4EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-21
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BLACKHAM, Kathryn Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-10-21
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ROBINSON, Michael Stuart→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-10-21
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ULLAH, Cain Christian→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-17
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BLACKHAM, Kathryn Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-10-21 · resigned 2025-10-21
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Recent filings (7 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-21