ALINMEAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03783250 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-07
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£81.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £81,521
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,747 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£82k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£75k£94kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£81.5k£94.3k
Current assets£81.2k£85.1k
Net assets£81.5k£94.3k

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  4. 2025-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-01
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    PETTIT, William Jack appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1999-06-18
    ➕
    EMERY, Tracy Deborah appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-06-18
    ➕
    PETTIT, Robert John appointed
    director
  19. 1999-06-18
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1999-06-18
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1999-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALINMEAD LIMITED
  22. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PETTIT, William Jack (same surname) appointed 2024-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert John Pettit
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/06/2017

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
Incorporated1999-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

346a Farnham Road
Slough
SL2 1BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last: 2026-06-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

EMERY, Tracy Deborah→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-18
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Active
PETTIT, Robert John→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-06-18
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Active
PETTIT, William Jack→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-18
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24