ALPINE METAL TECH UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00986924 · ltd · incorporated 1970-08-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 48.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
135 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees41003400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2023-10-06
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  6. 2021-07-31
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  7. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  8. 2019-10-07
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  9. 2018-10-01
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  10. 2018-08-08
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-07-30
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-07-27
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    MAYNE, Byron William appointed
    director
  13. 2018-07-27
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    MORRIS, Graham Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2017-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-01-07
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    auditors · AUD
  17. 2017-01-05
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-01-05
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-01-01
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    FAHEY, Steven John appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-01
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    GROSSPOINTNER, Christian resigned
    director
  21. 2017-01-01
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    SALBER, Martin resigned
    director
  22. 2016-08-01
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    MAYNE, Byron William appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-08-01
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    MORRIS, Graham Paul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-04-21
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    HORNSBY, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-04-21
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    MORRIS, Graham Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-04-21
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    HORNSBY, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  27. 2016-02-15
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    GROSSPOINTNER, Christian appointed
    director
  28. 2016-02-15
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    SALBER, Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2015-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2015-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2015-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #6
  32. 2015-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #5
  33. 2015-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2015-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  35. 2015-01-30
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    HORNSBY, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 2015-01-30
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    MANNING, Rita Anne resigned
    secretary
  37. 2015-01-30
    ➖
    MANNING, Glyn resigned
    director
  38. 2015-01-30
    ➖
    MANNING, Rita Anne resigned
    director
  39. 2015-01-05
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    HORNSBY, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  40. 2014-12-01
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    MORRIS, Graham Paul appointed
    director
  41. 2013-11-12
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    LOTZ, Mattias resigned
    director
  42. 2011-06-06
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  43. 2010-11-15
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    LOTZ, Horst Karl resigned
    director
  44. 2010-11-15
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    LOTZ, Tobias resigned
    director
  45. 2009-04-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  46. 2006-08-31
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    LOTZ, Tobias resigned
    secretary
  47. 2006-08-31
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    MANNING, Rita Anne appointed
    secretary
  48. 2006-08-31
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    MANNING, Rita Anne appointed
    director
  49. 2006-08-31
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    MOON, Terence Edward resigned
    director
  50. 2001-07-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Michael Tojner
Individual · Austrian · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Suites E & F, The Maltsters
Wetmore Road
Burton-On-Trent
DE14 1LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

MAYNE, Byron William→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAHEY, Steven John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAYNE, Byron William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNSBY, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-30 · resigned 2016-04-21
Resigned
LOTZ, Tobias→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-15 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
MANNING, Rita Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-31 · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
MOON, Janice→
secretary · resigned 1995-08-15
Resigned
MORRIS, Graham Paul→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-21 · resigned 2016-08-01
Resigned
GROSSPOINTNER, Christian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-15 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
HORNSBY, Julie Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2016-04-21
Resigned
LOTZ, Horst Karl→
director · ~91y · resigned 2010-11-15
Resigned
LOTZ, Mattias→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-08-15 · resigned 2013-11-12
Resigned
LOTZ, Tobias→
director · ~63y · appointed 1995-08-15 · resigned 2010-11-15
Resigned
LUCK, Ewald→
director · ~90y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
MANNING, Glyn→
director · ~77y · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
MANNING, Rita Anne→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-31 · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
MOON, Terence Edward→
director · ~81y · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
MORRIS, Graham Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
SALBER, Martin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-15 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property06/06/201117/08/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property30/04/200917/08/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property10/07/200128/08/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/04/198617/08/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank LTD
Legal mortgage1 property20/09/197917/08/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank LTD
Equitable mortgage by deposit of deeds without instrument1 property18/04/197828/08/2015

Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14