ALPHA BLINDS (INB) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC403499 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-14
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-17
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  2. 2024-03-28
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  3. 2022-11-21
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  4. 2021-10-28
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  5. 2020-11-22
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  6. 2020-01-10
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  7. 2018-10-07
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  8. 2017-10-18
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  9. 2017-09-26
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  10. 2017-07-31
    WOOD, Danielle resigned
    secretary
  11. 2017-02-20
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  12. 2016-02-05
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  13. 2015-11-17
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  14. 2015-08-04
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  15. 2015-04-08
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  16. 2014-08-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-02-01
    CLARK, Allen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-02-01
    WOOD, Danielle appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA BLINDS (INB) LTD
  20. 2011-07-14
    HAWKINS, Luke appointed
    director
  21. 2011-07-14
    CLARK, Allen appointed
    secretary

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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 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 Luke Hawkins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

16 King Street
Inverkeithing
Fife
KY11 1NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAWKINS, Luke
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-07-14
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Active
CLARK, Allen
secretary · appointed 2011-07-14 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
WOOD, Danielle
secretary · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
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accounts · AA
2020-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
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accounts · AA
2020-01-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-22