ALLIANCE CERAMICSTEEL PRODUCTS
💤Zombieactive
FC018169 · oversea-company · incorporated 1991-07-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2013-06-21📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 1999-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1998-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1997-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-31📄legacyaccounts · 701b
- 1996-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-26📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 1996-01-26📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 1994-10-28✏️legacychange-of-name · 694(4)(a)
- 1994-09-20➕KROLL, Robert appointeddirector
- 1994-09-20📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 1994-09-20📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 1991-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIANCE CERAMICSTEEL PRODUCTS
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 35 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1991-07-18
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Laurence Mcbeth
17 Brawn Close
Irthlingborough
Northants
NN9 5HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 1998-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KROLL, Robert→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 1994-09-20
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Recent filings (15 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2013-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1999-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1999-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1997-03-05
legacy
accounts · 701b
1996-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1996-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1996-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1996-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1996-01-31
legacy
officers · FPA
1996-01-26
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
1996-01-26
legacy
change-of-name · 694(4)(a)
1994-10-28
legacy
address · BUSADD
1994-09-20
legacy
incorporation · 691
1994-09-20