ALPHA SKIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC701904 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-17
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 opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 50
  • · Bankability: 70 → 55
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 61
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 8 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Deal-killer verdict: workablecomplicated
  • Opportunity score: 7161
  • Hygiene score: 9050
  • Bankability: 7055
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidattractive
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Deal-killer verdict: workablecomplicated
  • Opportunity score: 7161
  • Hygiene score: 9050
  • Bankability: 7055
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidattractive
Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£14.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,299

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 359% YoY
Current Assets
£286
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£14.3k£3.1k
Current assets£286£20.2k
Net assets£14.3k£3.1k

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

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA SKIES LTD
  10. 2021-06-17
    MACKENIZE, Euan Robertson appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Euan Robertson Mackenize
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

1/1 26 Dundrennan Road
Glasgow
G42 9SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACKENIZE, Euan Robertson
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-06-17
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-17