ALFREDO LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03534110 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24
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 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees8

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-06-20
    VICKERY, Kelly resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-05-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2026-01-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-27
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-02-27
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-02-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-05-01
    📄
    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  19. 2013-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2005-04-04
    GODDARD, Susan Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2003-11-29
    POMPEI, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-11-29
    VICKERY, Kelly appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-29
    POMPEI, Joyce resigned
    director
  24. 1998-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFREDO LTD.
  25. 1998-03-24
    POMPEI, Alfredo appointed
    director
  26. 1998-03-24
    POMPEI, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-03-24
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-03-24
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-03-24
    POMPEI, Joyce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alfredoi Pompei
Individual · British Virgin Islander,Italian · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75100%
75-100% shares28/05/2026
Mr Alfredo Pompei
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

3 Mansel Street
Swansea
SA1 5SE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GODDARD, Susan Mary
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-04-04
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Active
POMPEI, Alfredo
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-03-24
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Active
POMPEI, Joyce
secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2003-11-29
Resigned
VICKERY, Kelly
secretary · appointed 2003-11-29 · resigned 2026-06-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24
Resigned
POMPEI, Joyce
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2003-11-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/04/2013
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Recent filings (85 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04