ALTRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00154159 · ltd · incorporated 1919-04-07

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20590

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

22230Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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CALLER, Paul Lawrence resigned
director
2026-04-02
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officers · CH01
2026-04-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
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accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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officers · AP03
2025-01-07
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officers · TM02
2025-01-01
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CAREY, Fiona Patricia Graham appointed
secretary
2024-12-31
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BOYLE, Edmond Patrick resigned
secretary
2024-10-25
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officers · AP01
2024-10-24
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MITTER, Akash appointed
director
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-12
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officers · TM01
2024-01-30
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KAHN, David Joseph resigned
director
2023-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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LEWIS, Tracy resigned
director
2022-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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officers · AP01
2021-11-04
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officers · TM01
2021-11-02
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NELSON, Andrew Latham appointed
director
2021-10-29
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PARK, James Forbes Henderson resigned
director
2021-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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officers · AP01
2021-03-15
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LEWIS, Tracy appointed
director
2013-06-30
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CLEVERDON, Geoffrey, Dr resigned
director
2005-05-01
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BOYLE, Edmond Patrick appointed
secretary
2005-05-01
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HODGSON, Philip Charles Spencer resigned
secretary
2005-05-01
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HODGSON, Philip Charles Spencer resigned
director
2005-04-01
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BOYLE, Edmond Patrick appointed
director
2005-03-23
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CALLER, Paul Lawrence appointed
director
2004-06-30
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HARRISON, Alan Morley resigned
director
2002-09-30
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WILLIAMS, Michael John resigned
director
2001-07-01
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FINCHAM, Michael Peter appointed
director
2001-01-31
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FINCHAM, Michael Peter resigned
director
1997-01-01
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KAHN, Richard Julian appointed
director
1994-05-01
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PARK, James Forbes Henderson appointed
director
1994-03-24
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DURDEN-SMITH, Neil resigned
director
1984-08-07
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WILLIAMS, Michael John appointed
director
1919-04-07
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Company incorporated
As ALTRO LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Altro Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Altro Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALTRO LIMITED

This company · 00154159

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Altro Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1919-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

Works Road

Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire

SG6 1NW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-04

Last: 2026-06-20