SURE-FOOT SUPPORTS LIMITED

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01669435 · ltd · incorporated 1982-10-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 41.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (1 active, 26 linked, 15 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
160 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-11-18
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  3. 2023-11-15
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  4. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2020-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-08-13
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    WATERTON-ZHOU, Kemi resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-05-07
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    ASHTON, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-07
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    LEE, Sarah resigned
    director
  15. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-09-14
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    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah resigned
    director
  20. 2018-09-14
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    LEE, Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-05-31
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    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-05-31
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    WATERTON-ZHOU, Kemi appointed
    secretary
  25. 2018-05-31
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    HOOPER, Graham Paul resigned
    director
  26. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    MAGSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-01
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    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah appointed
    secretary
  28. 2016-10-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  29. 2016-10-01
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    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah appointed
    director
  30. 2016-10-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    director
  31. 2015-02-27
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    WOODS, David Ian resigned
    director
  32. 2014-07-31
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    director
  33. 2014-07-31
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    GATEHOUSE, David Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2010-12-31
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    LITTLEWOOD, Robert William resigned
    director
  35. 2010-04-26
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    ROSE, Ian Andrew resigned
    secretary
  36. 2010-04-12
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    secretary
  37. 2009-10-13
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    WOODS, David Ian appointed
    director
  38. 2009-09-29
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    COOKMAN, Richard James resigned
    director
  39. 2009-09-29
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    GATEHOUSE, David Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2009-09-29
    ➕
    HOOPER, Graham Paul appointed
    director
  41. 2009-09-29
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    LITTLEWOOD, Robert William appointed
    director
  42. 2009-09-29
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    MAGSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  43. 2009-07-06
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    HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel resigned
    secretary
  44. 2009-07-06
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    ROSE, Ian Andrew appointed
    secretary
  45. 2009-04-29
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    COOKMAN, Richard James appointed
    director
  46. 2009-04-29
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    MAGSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  47. 2009-04-07
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    HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel appointed
    secretary
  48. 2009-04-07
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    NUNN, Carol Jayne resigned
    secretary
  49. 2006-10-02
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    MAGSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  50. 2006-10-02
    ➖
    SOWERBY, David Richard resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Alumasc Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Alumasc Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SURE-FOOT SUPPORTS LIMITED
This company · 01669435

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Alumasc Group Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O The Alumasc Group Plc
Station Road Burton Latimer
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 5JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 25 resigned)

ASHTON, Helen Louise→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-12 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned
JOWETT, Jonathan David→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
KINGDON, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2006-09-15
Resigned
LITTLEWOOD, Robert William→
secretary · resigned 1994-01-09
Resigned
NUNN, Carol Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
ROSE, Ian Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2010-04-26
Resigned
SOWERBY, David Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
SOWERBY, David Richard→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1997-01-28
Resigned
WATERTON-ZHOU, Kemi→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2019-08-13
Resigned
BAILIE, William Henry Mccracken→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
BAMFORD, Michael→
director · ~80y · resigned 1999-02-07
Resigned
BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2018-09-14
Resigned
COOKMAN, Richard James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2009-09-29
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-31 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
GATEHOUSE, David Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
HOOPER, Graham Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
LEE, Sarah→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-14 · resigned 2019-05-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property30/10/198426/01/1989

Recent filings (160 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14