ALPINE VISION LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC272701 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-292
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £292

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£292
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£292-£292-£292-£292-£292-£292Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-292£-292
Net assets£-292£-292

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-09-19
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  4. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2019-09-17
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2017-09-27
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  10. 2016-09-16
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  11. 2015-11-02
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  12. 2015-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-10-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-09-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPINE VISION LTD.
  17. 2004-08-31
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    SPALDING, Christopher Thomas appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-31
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    SPALDING, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2004-08-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-08-31
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-08-31
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-08-31
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Michael Spalding
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Houstonfield
Houston
Renfrewshire
PA6 7EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SPALDING, Christopher Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALDING, Michael Joseph→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-31 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-31 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-25