ALPHA CONTROLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03745706 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-01
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 27.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). 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

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Average employees900900

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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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-06-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-06-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2022-06-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-07
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    SINGADIA, Anita appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-07
    ➕
    SINGADIA, Neesha Jairaj appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-07
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    SINGADIA, Veena appointed
    director
  17. 2021-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-01-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-01-07
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-12-27
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    SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji resigned
    secretary
  24. 2020-12-27
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    SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji resigned
    director
  25. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2014-12-09
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    WILLIAMS, Barry resigned
    director
  27. 2011-05-31
    ➕
    SINGADIA, Pushpa appointed
    director
  28. 2011-05-31
    ➖
    CUNCLIFFE, Albert Gordon resigned
    director
  29. 2011-05-31
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Barry appointed
    director
  30. 2010-01-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  31. 2003-04-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  32. 2000-06-30
    ➖
    KELLY, Philip Edward resigned
    director
  33. 2000-06-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Geoffrey Arnold resigned
    director
  34. 1999-06-02
    ➕
    KELLY, Philip Edward appointed
    director
  35. 1999-06-02
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Geoffrey Arnold appointed
    director
  36. 1999-06-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  37. 1999-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA CONTROLS LIMITED
  38. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji appointed
    secretary
  39. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1999-04-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    CUNCLIFFE, Albert Gordon appointed
    director
  42. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji appointed
    director
  43. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1999-04-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

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
Mrs Pushpa Singadia
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence27/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jairaj Ramji Singadiaceased 27/12/2020· 75-100% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

2nd Floor Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
8 East Common
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 7AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

SINGADIA, Anita→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGADIA, Neesha Jairaj→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGADIA, Pushpa→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGADIA, Veena→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-27
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-01
Resigned
CUNCLIFFE, Albert Gordon→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2011-05-31
Resigned
KELLY, Philip Edward→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-06-02 · resigned 2000-06-30
Resigned
SINGADIA, Jairaj Ramji→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-27
Resigned
THOMPSON, Geoffrey Arnold→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-06-02 · resigned 2000-06-30
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Barry→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-31 · resigned 2014-12-09
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities1 property27/01/201023/06/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property30/04/200323/06/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/06/1999—
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04