ALEXANDER PM LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC404210 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-08-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-05-23
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2019-05-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2019-05-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2014-09-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2011-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER PM LTD.
  21. 2011-07-26
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-07-26
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, John appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-07-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2011-07-26
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  26. 2011-07-26
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anne Alexanderceased 22/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Greenlaw Works 6 S Greenlaw Way
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 6EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALEXANDER, John→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-26
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Active
ALEXANDER, John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-26 · resigned 2011-07-26
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-26 · resigned 2011-07-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—15/09/201428/01/2020

Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-21