ALAN COURTENAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01828365 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-28
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.81M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28930SIC 28930
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — 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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,808,675
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£678k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Net Worth
£4.8m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£6.3m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1.6m£3.3m£4.9m£6.6m£8.2mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4.83M£4.04M
Current assets£6.26M£8.20M
Cash£678.4k£751.3k
Debtors£5.18M£7.17M
Net assets£4.81M£4.01M

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.

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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 (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-06-14
    FARRAR, Nigel appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-28
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    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  12. 2023-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-06-08
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  14. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-06-07
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  21. 2023-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-06-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2023-06-01
    BOLA, Harpreet appointed
    director
  25. 2023-06-01
    BOLA, Ramanjit appointed
    director
  26. 2023-06-01
    BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2023-06-01
    BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 2023-06-01
    COURTENAY, Andrew James resigned
    director
  29. 2023-04-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  30. 2018-02-04
    COURTENAY, Alan James resigned
    director
  31. 2009-04-30
    RUSSELL, Jeremy resigned
    director
  32. 2007-10-12
    RUSSELL, Jeremy appointed
    director
  33. 2007-06-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  34. 2005-08-01
    BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-08-01
    HENDERSON, Claudia Joan resigned
    secretary
  36. 2005-04-12
    BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  37. 2004-06-25
    HENDERSON, Claudia Joan appointed
    secretary
  38. 2004-06-25
    COURTENAY, Andrew James appointed
    director
  39. 2004-06-03
    MUTLOW, Richard Benjamin resigned
    secretary
  40. 2004-06-03
    MUTLOW, Richard Benjamin resigned
    director
  41. 2004-03-24
    WHYTE, Thomas James George resigned
    director
  42. 2003-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  43. 2003-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  44. 1999-07-01
    WHYTE, Thomas James George appointed
    director
  45. 1992-07-14
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 1991-10-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  47. 1988-09-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Tsb England & Wales PLC
  48. 1988-09-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Tsb England & Wales PLC
  49. 1985-05-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  50. 1984-09-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Investers in Industry PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Perigon Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Perigon Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALAN COURTENAY LIMITED
This company · 01828365

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
Perigon Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew James Courtenayceased 01/06/2023· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Brunyeeceased 01/06/2023· 25-50% shares

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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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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Units 23-26 Marrtree Business Park
Cedar Road
Sowerby
YO7 3FF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BOLA, Harpreet
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLA, Ramanjit
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRAR, Nigel
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
HENDERSON, Claudia Joan
secretary · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
MUTLOW, Richard Benjamin
secretary · resigned 2004-06-03
Resigned
BRUNYEE, Sarah Elizabeth
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
COURTENAY, Alan James
director · ~94y · resigned 2018-02-04
Resigned
COURTENAY, Andrew James
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
MUTLOW, Richard Benjamin
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-06-03
Resigned
RUSSELL, Jeremy
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
WHYTE, Thomas James George
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2004-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property29/06/200713/04/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb England & Wales PLC
Legal charge1 property30/09/198824/01/2003
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb England & Wales PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/09/198808/02/2003
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property10/05/198515/10/1991
satisfied
Investers in Industry
Investers in Industry PLC
Debenture1 property21/09/198414/07/1992

Recent filings (149 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-08
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2023-06-08