ALINTER LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 39.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.45M | £1.29M |
| Current assets | £1.20M | £1.02M |
| Cash | £173 | £170 |
| Debtors | £1.20M | £1.02M |
| Net assets | £1.45M | £1.29M |
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
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-19➖TATE, Mary Joan resignedsecretary
- 2025-09-19➖TATE, Mary Joan resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2002-04-05➖JACOBSEN, Leif resigneddirector
- 2001-01-23➕TATE, Mary Joan appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-02➖TATE, Geoffrey Ivan resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-02➖TATE, Geoffrey Ivan resigneddirector
- 1999-06-14➖TAYLOR, Sturges Charles Boswell resigneddirector
- 1999-06-07➕TATE, Simon Robert Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 1999-06-07➕TATE, Mary Joan appointeddirector
- 1998-04-28➕TAYLOR, Sturges Charles Boswell appointeddirector
- 1988-07-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-04-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Geoffrey Ivan Tate
- 1977-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALINTER 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: TATE, Mary Joan resigned 2025-09-19; TATE, Mary Joan resigned 2025-09-19
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Robert Geoffrey Tate Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Mary Joan Tateceased 22/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Simon Robert Geoffrey Tateceased 16/05/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Geoffrey Ivan Tate | Debenture | 1 property | 15/04/1987 | 09/07/1988 |