ALEXANDER MILES LTD

1. Risk Rating: HIGH The risk rating is HIGH due to severe regulatory non-compliance and a lack of operational transparency. The company has failed to file both its annual accounts and confirmation statement for several years, which typically precedes enforcement action by the Registrar of Companies. Furthermore, the use of a default Companies House registered address for a company ostensibly engaged in architectural activities raises significant concerns regarding its operational legitimacy.

2. Key Concerns * Severe Filing Delinquency: The accounts were due by 5 March 2019, and the confirmation statement by 18 June 2020; both remain overdue. This level of non-compliance suggests either abandonment of the company or a disregard for statutory duties, and it exposes the entity to imminent compulsory strike-off proceedings. * Questionable Operational Presence: The registered address is listed as "4385, 10802705: COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS, Cardiff." This is a standard holding address used upon incorporation when an official address is not provided or when a company is being re-registered. It is highly irregular for an active architectural practice (SIC 71111) to operate from a default administrative address, suggesting the company may lack a genuine physical trading presence. * Concentrated Control with Zero Financial Visibility: Mr. Sami Ibrahim holds over 75% of the shares, voting rights, and the right to appoint/remove directors. While common in small private firms, this absolute control combined with a complete absence of filed financial data creates an environment where minority interests (if any) or creditors have zero visibility into solvency and liquidity.

3. Positive Indicators * Active Status: The company remains technically registered as "Active" and is not currently in liquidation, administration, or receivership. * No Recorded Disqualifications: Based on the available data, the sole director does not have recorded disqualification orders against him from the Insolvency Service.

4. Due Diligence Notes * Solvency and Liquidity: It is impossible to assess solvency or liquidity from the available data. No financial figures have been filed since incorporation. An investigator must determine if the company is trading, dormant, or effectively abandoned. * Strike-off Status: Immediate verification should be made to determine if the Registrar of Companies has already issued a "First Gazette Notice" for compulsory strike-off. Given the duration of the overdue filings, this action is highly probable. * Director Background: Further due diligence is required on Mr. Sami Ibrahim to ascertain if he holds directorships in other UK entities, and whether those entities share similar compliance failures. * Actual Trading Location: If the company is actively providing architectural services, it must operate from a physical location. Due diligence must identify actual trading premises, as the registered address provides no legitimate operational footprint.