ALIMTEAM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03736863 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2019-06-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  11. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-07
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    auditors · AUD
  13. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-07-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2013-05-21
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    HORNBY, Jennifer Pauline appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-21
    ➕
    KIERNAN, Sarah appointed
    director
  19. 2012-10-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2010-12-06
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2008-03-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2008-02-29
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    HORNBY, Jennifer Pauline resigned
    director
  23. 2008-02-29
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    KIERNAN, Sarah resigned
    director
  24. 2008-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2008-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2007-12-12
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    HORNBY, Leslie Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    HORNBY, Jennifer Pauline appointed
    director
  28. 2007-11-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2006-03-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2002-01-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  31. 2000-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    KIERNAN, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    KIERNAN, Gary Joseph appointed
    director
  34. 1999-03-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    KIERNAN, Sarah appointed
    director
  36. 1999-03-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1999-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALIMTEAM LIMITED
  38. 1999-03-19
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1999-03-19
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Joseph Kiernan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/07/2017

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Dennington Road
Denington Industrial Estate
Wellingborough
NN8 2RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

KIERNAN, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25
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Active
HORNBY, Jennifer Pauline→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNBY, Leslie Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIERNAN, Gary Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIERNAN, Sarah→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-19 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned
HORNBY, Jennifer Pauline→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
KIERNAN, Sarah→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-19 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—21/06/2019—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/10/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee and fixed & floating charge1 property06/12/2010—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property07/03/2008—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property21/11/2007—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/03/2006—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
Legal mortgage2 properties18/01/200224/01/2008
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties28/01/200024/01/2008
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Recent filings (101 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-28