ALTON PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
- · Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
- · Filings: 8 → 11
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "zombie"
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
- ↑Filings: 8 → 11
Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
- ↑Filings: 8 → 11
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. 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 (53/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTON PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED
- 2023-05-24➕DARROCH, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-24➕DARROCH, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Darroch Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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