ALJOH B.V.
💤Zombieactive
SF000899 · oversea-company · incorporated 2003-04-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2014-04-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2014-04-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2014-04-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-04-04🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2013-07-19📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2011-04-27📄legacymortgage · MG02
- 2011-04-27📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2011-04-27📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2011-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-04-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Deutsche Bank Nederland N.V.
- 2011-04-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Deutsche Bank Nederland N.V.
- 2005-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-07-14📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2003-07-14📄legacymortgage · 410(Scot)
- 2003-06-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Abn Amro Bank Nv
- 2003-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Abn Amro Bank Nv
- 2003-06-08📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2003-04-10📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 2003-04-10📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 2003-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALJOH B.V.
- 2003-04-07➕ROMKES, Johannes appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 23 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 SUSTAINABLE LTD→ SC708086 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 123CS LIMITED→ SC718222 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 16CS LIMITED→ SC692446 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 19 WOODLANDS TERRACE LTD→ SC566693 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 21 MAC LTD→ SC592551 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 22 POLMUIR GARDENS LTD→ SC566695 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 247 CARE HUB LIMITED→ SC744050 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2MAJIK LTD→ SC646846 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 34 QNS HIGHLANDS LTD→ SC566999 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 43 QNS HIGHLANDS LTD→ SC566990 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 46 QNS HIGHLANDS LTD→ SC566989 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 499-501 UNION STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ SC867188 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Alexander Hinshelwood Barr
"Shalimar"
25 West Cathcart Street
Buckie, Banffshire
AB56 1PP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2003-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROMKES, Johannes→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2003-04-07
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Nederland N.V. | Statutory mortgage | 1 property | 18/04/2011 | 04/04/2014 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Nederland N.V. | Deed of covenants | 1 property | 15/04/2011 | 04/04/2014 | |
| satisfied | Abn Amro Bank Nv | Deed of covenant supplemental to the mortgage | 1 property | 23/06/2003 | 22/04/2011 | |
| outstanding | Abn Amro Bank Nv | Ship mortgage | 1 property | 23/06/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2014-04-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2014-04-04
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2013-07-19
legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-04-27
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-04-27
legacy
mortgage · MG01
2011-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2005-02-11
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2003-07-14
legacy
mortgage · 410(Scot)
2003-07-14
legacy
accounts · 225
2003-06-08
legacy
address · BUSADD
2003-04-10
legacy
incorporation · 691
2003-04-10