ALAN ELRINGTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03303785 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    COWLEY, Debra Jordan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    WHITE, Christine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Christine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-10-31
    ➖
    ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-10-31
    ➖
    ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne resigned
    director
  22. 1997-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN ELRINGTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  23. 1997-01-17
    ➕
    ELRINGTON, Alan Alfred appointed
    director
  24. 1997-01-17
    ➕
    ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-01-17
    ➕
    ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ELRINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • 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 Alan Alfred Elrington
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

8 Beaumont House
Redburn Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 1NB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COWLEY, Debra Jordan→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-30
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Active
ELRINGTON, Alan Alfred→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-01-17
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Active
ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-17 · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned
WHITE, Christine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-01 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned
ELRINGTON, Catherine Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-17 · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/12/1999—
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Recent filings (74 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20