ALDERVIEW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC233503 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-01

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-11-21
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2025-03-21
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2024-02-16
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2023-02-22
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2021-11-05
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2021-05-14
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2020-04-17
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2019-04-23
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2018-04-19
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2017-04-25
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2016-04-29
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2015-07-23
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2015-04-28
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2014-07-25
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2014-04-22
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2013-10-06
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LIMBU, Jyoti resigned
director
2013-09-25
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LIMBU, Narbir Subba appointed
director
2008-10-10
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LIMBU, Jyoti appointed
secretary
2008-10-10
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LIMBU, Narbir Subba resigned
secretary
2008-09-25
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LIMBU, Narbir Subba appointed
secretary
2008-09-25
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LIMBU, Jyoti appointed
director
2008-09-23
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LIMBU, Jyoti resigned
secretary
2002-07-31
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TYLER, Angus David resigned
director
2002-07-03
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LIMBU, Jyoti appointed
secretary
2002-07-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-03
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LIMBU, Narbir Subba appointed
director
2002-07-03
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LIMBU, Narbir Subba resigned
director
2002-07-03
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TYLER, Angus David appointed
director
2002-07-03
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-07-01
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Company incorporated
As ALDERVIEW LIMITED
2002-07-01
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-01
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Narbir Subba Limbu Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-07-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 /10

Stead's Place

Edinburgh

EH6 5AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LIMBU, Jyoti→

secretary · appointed 2008-10-10

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Active

LIMBU, Narbir Subba→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-25

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Active

LIMBU, Jyoti→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2008-09-23

Resigned

LIMBU, Narbir Subba→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2008-10-10

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-03

Resigned

LIMBU, Jyoti→

director · ~49y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2013-10-06

Resigned

LIMBU, Narbir Subba→

director · ~56y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-03

Resigned

TYLER, Angus David→

director · ~98y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-31

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-03

Resigned

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