ALCAR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01749554 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-02
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 2025
Net worth
£366.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 39.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.6 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
119 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £366,523
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
Net Worth
£367k
Current Assets
£367k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £366.5k | — |
| Current assets | £367.4k | — |
| Cash | £5.6k | — |
| Debtors | £361.8k | — |
| Net assets | £366.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-10➕JONES, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-19➖SMURTHWAITE, Wendy Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-20➕JONES, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-05-01➕JONES, Caroline Jane appointeddirector
- 2007-05-01➖SMURTHWAITE, Alan Frank resigneddirector
- 1994-10-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1991-07-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Skandia Financial Services Limited
- 1991-07-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Skandia Financial Services Limited
- 1990-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1990-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-12-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Alcar International Limited
- 1986-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCAR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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
Alcar Precision Products Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Alcar Precision Products Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ALCAR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 01749554
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcar Precision Products Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Caroline Jane Jonesceased 17/09/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
2 Gainas Avenue
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 2RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
JONES, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-06-20
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JONES, Caroline Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-05-01
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JONES, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMURTHWAITE, Alan Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2007-05-01
SMURTHWAITE, Wendy Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2022-04-19
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 06/10/1994 | 24/03/2025 | |
| outstanding | Skandia Financial Services Skandia Financial Services Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/07/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Skandia Financial Services Skandia Financial Services Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/07/1991 | — | |
| satisfied | Alcar International Alcar International Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 30/12/1988 | 22/10/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 12/11/1986 | 22/10/1990 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-17