ALFATRONIX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01416679 · ltd · incorporated 1979-02-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 42.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
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
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 6400 | 5900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28➖BLACK, Chris resigneddirector
- 2023-10-05📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-29➖KITCHING, Linda Jean resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-29➖KITCHING, Linda Jean resigneddirector
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-01➕HADFIELD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-06-18➕PHILLIPS, Claire Margaret appointeddirector
- 2010-04-01➕REILLY, Maria appointeddirector
- 2010-03-31➖GAIRN, Graham resigneddirector
- 2007-04-19➕BLACK, Chris appointeddirector
- 2007-04-19➕GAIRN, Graham appointeddirector
- 2007-04-19➖VERRALLS, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2007-04-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-04-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-11-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-11-22➕KITCHING, Linda Jean appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-22➖VERRALLS, Roxana resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-09➕KITCHING, Linda Jean appointeddirector
- 1998-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-08-01➕REILLY, Keith Vance appointeddirector
- 1983-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1979-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFATRONIX LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Alfatronix (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alfatronix (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALFATRONIX LIMITED
This company · 01416679
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 |
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Alfatronix (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
Unit 29
Newtown Business Park
Ringwood Road
Poole
BH12 3LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
HADFIELD, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHILLIPS, Claire Margaret→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-06-18
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REILLY, Keith Vance→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-08-01
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REILLY, Maria→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KITCHING, Linda Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-22 · resigned 2022-04-29
VERRALLS, Roxana→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-11-22
BLACK, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2024-03-28
GAIRN, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2010-03-31
KITCHING, Linda Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2022-04-29
VERRALLS, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2007-04-19
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/04/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/11/2003 | 05/04/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 04/10/1983 | 21/10/1998 |
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Recent filings (134 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-10
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14