ALDEN SHEETMETAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01822240 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-06
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees—900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-06-13
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    SPENDER, Dennis resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-06-13
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    REEVES, Allen resigned
    director
  18. 2011-06-13
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    SPENDER, Dennis resigned
    director
  19. 2009-08-03
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    REEVES, Mark Jon appointed
    director
  20. 2009-08-03
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    REEVES, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-03
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    SPENDER, Scott appointed
    director
  22. 1984-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDEN SHEETMETAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Spender
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Michael Reevesceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Jon Reevesceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1984-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Peel Street
Northam
Southampton
SO14 5QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

REEVES, Mark Jon→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-08-03
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Active
REEVES, Paul Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENDER, Scott→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENDER, Dennis→
secretary · resigned 2011-06-13
Resigned
REEVES, Allen→
director · ~86y · resigned 2011-06-13
Resigned
SPENDER, Dennis→
director · ~81y · resigned 2011-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-01