ALTOS DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02665018 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-21
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£24.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,268

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-20
Total assets£24.3k
Current assets£19.1k
Net assets£24.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-10
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  3. 2024-12-27
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  4. 2023-12-19
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  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-25
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    BREEN-TURNER, Jane Elizabeth Ena, Ms. appointed
    director
  14. 2016-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-25
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-06-25
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-05-03
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    CHU, Sock Mee resigned
    director
  18. 1993-10-06
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    HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr resigned
    secretary
  19. 1993-10-06
    ➖
    HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 1991-12-05
    ➕
    CHU, Sock Mee appointed
    director
  21. 1991-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTOS DESIGN LIMITED
  22. 1991-11-21
    ➕
    INGRAM, Simon Gareth, Dr appointed
    secretary
  23. 1991-11-21
    ➕
    INGRAM, Simon Gareth, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 1991-11-21
    ➕
    HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr appointed
    secretary
  25. 1991-11-21
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    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-11-21
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1991-11-21
    ➕
    HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 1991-11-21
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1991-11-21
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    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
Dr. Simon Gareth Ingram
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—sig. influence50-75% shares · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

13 Weston Park
Weston Under Penyard
Ross On Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 7FR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-20
Last made up to: 2025-11-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

INGRAM, Simon Gareth, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREEN-TURNER, Jane Elizabeth Ena, Ms.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGRAM, Simon Gareth, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1993-10-06
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1991-11-21
Resigned
CHU, Sock Mee→
director · ~63y · appointed 1991-12-05 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
HORNSEY, Richard Ian, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1993-10-06
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-11-21 · resigned 1991-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-29