ALCAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). 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
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➖MCCARTHY, Sheila resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-01➖MCCARTHY, George resigneddirector
- 2026-01-01➖MCCARTHY, Sheila resigneddirector
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-08-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-08-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31➖MCCARTHY, Keith resigneddirector
- 2017-04-06➕MCCARTHY, Keith appointeddirector
- 2016-11-20➖MCCARTHY, Amanda Joy resigneddirector
- 2010-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-12-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-12-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-12-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-07-08➕MCCARTHY, Alex appointeddirector
- 2010-07-08➕MCCARTHY, Amanda Joy appointeddirector
- 1991-05-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1983-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCAPRI HOLDINGS 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
3 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCCARTHY, Sheila resigned 2026-01-01; MCCARTHY, George resigned 2026-01-01; MCCARTHY, Sheila resigned 2026-01-01
Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-16: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alex Mccarthy Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr George Mccarthyceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Sheila Mccarthyceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/12/2010 | 27/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal and general charge | 1 property | 09/12/2010 | 27/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/12/2010 | 27/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 02/05/1991 | 17/12/2010 |