TPS THE ALEXANDRA LTD

💤Zombieactive
14474112 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (82/100)

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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-02-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-08
    BALL, Thomas Jack resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TPS THE ALEXANDRA LTD
  9. 2022-11-09
    ISAACS, Craig Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-09
    BALL, Thomas Jack appointed
    director
  11. 2022-11-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Anthony Isaacs
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Jack Ballceased 08/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

291 Gillroyd Lane
Linthwaite
Huddersfield
HD7 5SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ISAACS, Craig Anthony
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-11-09
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Active
BALL, Thomas Jack
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-11-09 · resigned 2024-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-09