ALTAIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03799833 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,518

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£37k£47kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£6.0k£6.6k
Current assets£15.4k£15.9k
Net assets£46.5k£46.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2000-03-07
    ➕
    BALL, Eleanor Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    BALL, Stephen Gerald appointed
    director
  17. 1999-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTAIRE LIMITED
  18. 1999-07-02
    ➕
    DITTMAR, Frank appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-07-02
    ➕
    DITTMAR, Frank appointed
    director
  20. 1999-07-02
    ➕
    CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1999-07-02
    ➖
    CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-07-02
    ➕
    CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 1999-07-02
    ➖
    CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Eleanor Anne Ball
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Gerald Ball
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Forma House
Bowling Green Lane
London
EC1R 0NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last: 2026-07-02

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

DITTMAR, Frank→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Eleanor Anne, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2000-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Stephen Gerald→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DITTMAR, Frank→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-07-02 · resigned 1999-07-02
Resigned
CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-07-02 · resigned 1999-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30