ALIVE LINK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC352864 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-23
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£87.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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)Positive net assets
Net assets £87,563
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£88k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£120k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.6k | £49.9k |
| Current assets | £120.0k | £73.3k |
| Net assets | £87.6k | £49.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALIVE LINK LIMITED
- 2008-12-23➕CHISSELL, Kevin Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Gordon Chissell Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kevin Chissellceased 17/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Cookney Grange
Netherley
Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire
AB39 3SA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CHISSELL, Kevin Gordon→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-12-23
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-17