ALFALAND LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 38.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.60M | £1.52M |
| Current assets | £437.9k | £383.6k |
| Cash | £436.4k | £379.8k |
| Debtors | £1.5k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £1.58M | £1.49M |
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
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
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- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
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- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-01-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-01-15➕PIKE, Christopher Colin appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-11➖PIKE, Jennifer Ann resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2001-03-09🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Colin Louis Pike and Jennifer Ann Pike
- 1999-06-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Colin Louis Pike
- 1998-01-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Jennifer Ann Pike
- 1997-03-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Jennifer Ann Pike
- 1996-11-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Colin Louis Pike and Kevin John Horsey
- 1996-11-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Kevin John Horsey
- 1995-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kevin John Horsey
- 1988-04-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kevin John Hursey
- 1984-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFALAND LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Louis Pike Individual · British · DOB 05/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Kevin John Horsey Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Colin Louis Pike and Jennifer Ann Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/03/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Colin Louis Pike / Jennifer Ann Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/06/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Jennifer Ann Pike / Colin Louis Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/01/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | Jennifer Ann Pike / Colin Louis Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/03/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Colin Louis Pike and Kevin John Horsey | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/11/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Kevin John Horsey / Colin Louis Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/11/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Kevin John Horsey / Colin Louis Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/06/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Kevin John Hursey / Colin Louis Pike | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/1988 | — |