ALF KITCHING & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00789754 · ltd · incorporated 1964-01-29
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28302
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33120Repair of machinery
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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  2. 2025-11-17
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-14
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    KITCHING, Stuart resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-29
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  6. 2023-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-21
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  8. 2021-06-30
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  9. 2020-07-15
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  10. 2019-11-28
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  11. 2019-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-25
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  16. 2016-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-01
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    KITCHING, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-01
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    KITCHING, Paul Duncan appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-16
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    KITCHING, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-12-16
    ➖
    KITCHING, Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 1995-08-29
    ➖
    KITCHING, Nellie resigned
    director
  22. 1994-08-10
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    KITCHING, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  23. 1991-04-29
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    KITCHING, Gerald resigned
    director
  24. 1964-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALF KITCHING & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

89/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KITCHING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Kitching
Individual · British · DOB 12/1936 · age 90
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated1964-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28302 — SIC 28302

Registered office

Double Rivers
Crowle
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN17 4DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KITCHING, Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-01
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Active
KITCHING, Paul Duncan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-01
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Active
KITCHING, Gordon→
secretary · resigned 2012-12-16
Resigned
KITCHING, Gerald→
director · ~96y · resigned 1991-04-29
Resigned
KITCHING, Gordon→
director · ~101y · resigned 2012-12-16
Resigned
KITCHING, Jeffrey→
director · ~100y · resigned 1994-08-10
Resigned
KITCHING, Nellie→
director · ~124y · resigned 1995-08-29
Resigned
KITCHING, Stuart→
director · ~90y · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

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2026-03-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09