ALN CIRCUITS LTD
🌳Matureactive
02683998 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 32.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-31➖GILBERT, David resigneddirector
- 2011-08-01➖GRAINGE, Percy Alan Wyatt resigneddirector
- 2002-04-01➕GILBERT, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2002-04-01➕GRAINGE, John Paul appointeddirector
- 1993-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 1993-04-01➕GILBERT, David appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-01➕GILBERT, David appointeddirector
- 1993-03-31➖GRAINGE, Peggy Marion resignedsecretary
- 1992-02-05➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 1992-02-05➕GRAINGE, Peggy Marion appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-05➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 1992-02-05➕GRAINGE, Percy Alan Wyatt appointeddirector
- 1992-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALN CIRCUITS LTD
- 1992-02-04➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 1992-02-04➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew David Gilbert Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Paul Grainge Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110
Registered office
Unit 7 Alfred Court Saxon Business Park Hanbury Road
Stoke Prior
Bromsgrove
B60 4AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
GILBERT, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAINGE, John Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 1992-02-05
GRAINGE, Peggy Marion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-02-05 · resigned 1993-03-31
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 1992-02-05
GILBERT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-31
GRAINGE, Percy Alan Wyatt→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1992-02-05 · resigned 2011-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 11/10/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-14