ALCESTER BROACH & TOOL CO.LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 38.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £385.5k | £380.3k |
| Current assets | £404.1k | £398.7k |
| Cash | £265.8k | £287.6k |
| Debtors | £100.5k | £78.1k |
| Net assets | £385.5k | £380.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-03-25➖GERRARD, Iorwerth John resigneddirector
- 1994-04-30➖GERRARD, Joan Mary resigneddirector
- 1993-11-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1992-08-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1987-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1972-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCESTER BROACH & TOOL CO.LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Deborah Mary Gerrard Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Christopher John Gerrard Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
See pricing →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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/11/1993 | 19/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 10/08/1992 | 19/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/11/1987 | 19/07/2022 |