ALEO PLATING LIMITED

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03272810 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£68.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,913
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,807 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£47k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£69k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£92.3k£117.6k
Current assets£154.9k£184.7k
Cash£46.9k£41.9k
Debtors£106.5k£141.3k
Net assets£68.9k£97.7k

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

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3 signals 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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-08-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-23
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2000-02-14
    ➕
    DERBYSHIRE, John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-02-14
    ➖
    EAMES, Robin Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEO PLATING LIMITED
  21. 1996-11-01
    ➕
    EAMES, Michael John appointed
    director
  22. 1996-11-01
    ➕
    EAMES, Robin Mark appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-11-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-11-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 Michael John Eames
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Derbyshireceased 31/03/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1996-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Hanover Buildings
11-13 Hanover Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 3DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DERBYSHIRE, John→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-14
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Active
EAMES, Michael John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAMES, Robin Mark→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2000-02-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 1996-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/06/200402/08/2023

Recent filings (77 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-08