ALPHA PROCESS CONTROLS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01383443 · ltd · incorporated 1978-08-10

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28140

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 42.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-17
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LAMB, Carl Andrew appointed
director
2024-07-17
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LAMB, John resigned
director
2024-06-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2020-09-22
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2020-05-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-05-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-04
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RICHARDSON, Benjamin Paul Matthew appointed
director
2020-05-04
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CONLEY, Neil Stuart resigned
director
2020-05-04
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JAYES, Timothy Dean resigned
director
2020-02-25
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-02-25
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-02-25
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-02-25
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-02-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-02-08
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BENDELOW, Keith resigned
director
2019-01-01
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JAYES, Timothy Dean appointed
director
2017-07-31
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GIBSON, Collin, Mr. resigned
director
2017-03-31
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TURNBULL, Catherine Louise resigned
director
2016-07-19
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Charge satisfied #7
2016-07-05
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TURNBULL, Sandra Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2016-07-05
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BENDELOW, Keith appointed
director
2016-07-05
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CONLEY, Neil Stuart appointed
director
2016-07-05
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GIBSON, Collin, Mr. appointed
director
2016-07-05
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TURNBULL, Catherine Louise appointed
director
2016-07-05
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TURNBULL, Geoffrey resigned
director
2016-07-05
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TURNBULL, Sandra Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-01-14
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-07-10
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Charge satisfied #6
2002-07-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-05-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Five Arrows Commercial Finance Limited
1997-05-31
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BOWES, Peter resigned
director
1996-05-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1995-10-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1990-03-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1987-09-28
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Charge satisfied #1
1987-03-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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.

Group structure

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

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Accedo Group Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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ALPHA PROCESS CONTROLS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

This company · 01383443

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
Accedo Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/05/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Knorr-Bremse Agceased 04/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1978-08-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28140 — SIC 28140

Registered office

Unit 1a 1 Brindley Road

South West Industrial Estate

Peterlee

SR8 2LT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

LAMB, Carl Andrew→

director · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RICHARDSON, Benjamin Paul Matthew→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TURNBULL, Sandra Elizabeth→

secretary · resigned 2016-07-05

Resigned

BENDELOW, Keith→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2019-02-08

Resigned

BOWES, Peter→

director · ~63y · resigned 1997-05-31

Resigned

CONLEY, Neil Stuart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2020-05-04

Resigned

GIBSON, Collin, Mr.→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2017-07-31

Resigned

JAYES, Timothy Dean→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2020-05-04

Resigned

LAMB, John→

director · ~72y · resigned 2024-07-17

Resigned

TURNBULL, Catherine Louise→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2017-03-31

Resigned

TURNBULL, Geoffrey→

director · ~80y · resigned 2016-07-05

Resigned

TURNBULL, Sandra Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · resigned 2016-07-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/01/2014	25/02/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Fixed charge over invoice discounting agreement	1 property	31/07/2002	19/07/2016
satisfied	Five Arrows Commercial Finance Five Arrows Commercial Finance Limited	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	30/05/2002	10/07/2013
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee and debenture	1 property	13/05/1996	25/02/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee and debenture	1 property	11/10/1995	25/02/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	13/03/1990	25/02/2020
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/03/1987	25/02/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/07/1983	28/09/1987

Recent filings (153 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-29