ALEXANDER CLEGHORN (PURCHASES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02455022 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
  4. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-11
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    CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-08-11
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    CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2018-10-31
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  16. 2018-10-31
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    capital · SH10
  17. 2018-10-31
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    capital · SH08
  18. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-07-29
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    CLEGHORN, Gary George appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    PITTUCK, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-02
    ➖
    CLEGHORN, Ada Winifred resigned
    director
  23. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-22
    ➖
    PITTUCK, Keith Edward resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-22
    ➖
    PITTUCK, Keith Edward resigned
    director
  27. 1999-09-06
    ➖
    CLEGHORN, Ada Winifred resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-09-06
    ➕
    PITTUCK, Keith Edward appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-02-17
    ➖
    GLEGHORN, Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 1998-01-01
    ➕
    PITTUCK, Keith Edward appointed
    director
  31. 1989-12-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER CLEGHORN (PURCHASES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLEGHORN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood

Registered office

75 Maygrove Road
London
NW6 2EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CLEGHORN, Gary George→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PITTUCK, Paul→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEGHORN, Ada Winifred→
secretary · resigned 1999-09-06
Resigned
CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned
PITTUCK, Keith Edward→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-06 · resigned 2009-04-22
Resigned
CLEGHORN, Ada Winifred→
director · ~101y · resigned 2013-03-02
Resigned
CLEGHORN, Glenn Samuel George→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned
GLEGHORN, Alexander→
director · ~102y · resigned 1999-02-17
Resigned
PITTUCK, Keith Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2009-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Optimum Sme Finance
Optimum Sme Finance Limited
A registered charge2 properties31/07/2025—
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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14