ALKEN PROFILES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03583691 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£28.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 27.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.2 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,892
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£124k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↑ 221% YoY
Current Assets
£314k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£63k£126k£189k£252k£314kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£250.4k£183.6k
Current assets£314.5k£281.2k
Cash£124.5k£105.1k
Debtors£190.0k£176.1k
Net assets£28.9k£9.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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  2. 2024-05-07
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-06-14
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  8. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2018-05-24
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2017-11-02
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  11. 2017-09-05
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  12. 2017-08-08
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  13. 2017-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-06-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-05-19
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  16. 2017-02-28
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-02-27
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    COVERLEY, Jonathan resigned
    director
  18. 2017-02-27
    ➖
    COVERLEY, Tony resigned
    director
  19. 2016-10-01
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    DANIELS, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2008-02-18
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    COVERLEY, Neil resigned
    director
  22. 2000-08-07
    ➕
    COVERLEY, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-08-07
    ➖
    WHARMBY, Muriel resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-04-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1999-04-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 1998-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALKEN PROFILES LIMITED
  27. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    COVERLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    WHARMBY, Muriel appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-06-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    COVERLEY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  32. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    COVERLEY, Neil appointed
    director
  33. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    COVERLEY, Tony appointed
    director
  34. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1998-06-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Alken Engineering Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alken Engineering Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALKEN PROFILES LIMITED
This company · 03583691

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alken Engineering Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Stephen Danielsceased 02/10/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 3 Thornsett Trading Estate
Birch Vale
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK22 1AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COVERLEY, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-07
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Active
COVERLEY, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-06-18
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Active
DANIELS, Mark Stephen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
WHARMBY, Muriel→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2000-08-07
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 1998-06-18
Resigned
COVERLEY, Jonathan→
director · ~49y · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2017-02-27
Resigned
COVERLEY, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2008-02-18
Resigned
COVERLEY, Tony→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2017-02-27
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 1998-06-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/04/1999—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties09/04/199909/03/2016
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-29