ALANSONS SHIPPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01874795 · ltd · incorporated 1984-12-31
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£415.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £415,663

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£287k
Net Worth
£416k
Current Assets
£396k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£415.7k
Current assets£395.8k
Cash£286.6k
Debtors£109.1k
Net assets£415.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-07
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    capital · SH08
  11. 2019-10-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-09-18
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-25
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    OAKLEY, Gillian appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-25
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-01-13
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    ROBERTS, Doreen Josephine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-01-13
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    ROBERTS, Albert Leonard resigned
    director
  21. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-05-22
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    CARTER, John Graham resigned
    director
  23. 2016-03-31
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    ROBERTS, Doreen Josephine resigned
    director
  24. 2004-05-05
    ➕
    OAKLEY, Neil Timothy appointed
    director
  25. 2002-12-12
    ➖
    COLLIER, Garry John resigned
    director
  26. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 1984-12-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALANSONS SHIPPING LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Anthony Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Albert Leonard Robertsceased 20/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated1984-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Town Wall House
Balkerne Hill
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

OAKLEY, Gillian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAKLEY, Neil Timothy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Neil Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Rebecca→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Doreen Josephine→
secretary · resigned 2019-01-13
Resigned
CARTER, John Graham→
director · ~71y · resigned 2018-05-22
Resigned
COLLIER, Garry John→
director · ~80y · resigned 2002-12-12
Resigned
ROBERTS, Albert Leonard→
director · ~83y · resigned 2019-01-13
Resigned
ROBERTS, Doreen Josephine→
director · ~82y · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30