ALCOHOL TREATMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08946434 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-19
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-06-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-08-19
    WOODS, Moira resigned
    director
  18. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2014-04-28
    WOODS, Moira appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCOHOL TREATMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  22. 2014-03-19
    BROUGH, David John appointed
    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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Brough
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Broughceased 01/03/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Mind Healthcare, Suite 3 Second Floor Elizabeth House
Southgate
Wigan
Lancashire
WN3 4EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROUGH, David John
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-03-19
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Active
WOODS, Moira
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2020-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03