ALETHIA LTD

🌳Matureactive
03893606 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-26
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-01-04
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    BARRY, Louise Rebecca resigned
    director
  14. 2015-12-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-01-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-08-12
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    BARRY, Richard David resigned
    director
  19. 2008-10-31
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    STUBBS, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-12-01
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    BARRY, Louise Rebecca appointed
    director
  21. 2003-12-25
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    BARRY, Laura Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2003-12-25
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    BARRY, Richard David appointed
    director
  23. 2000-05-04
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    BARRY, Lorraine Teresa appointed
    director
  24. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    STUBBS, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-05-01
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    BARRY, Lorraine Teresa resigned
    secretary
  26. 1999-12-15
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    BARRY, Declan Nicholas appointed
    director
  27. 1999-12-15
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    BARRY, Lorraine Teresa appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALETHIA LTD
  29. 1999-12-14
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-12-14
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-12-14
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-12-14
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Declan Nicholas Barry
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lorraine Teresa Barry
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated1999-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Sterling House
3 Wavell Drive, Rosehill Industrial Estate,
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-28OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BARRY, Declan Nicholas→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Laura Elizabeth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2003-12-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Lorraine Teresa→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Lorraine Teresa→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-15 · resigned 2000-05-01
Resigned
STUBBS, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 1999-12-14
Resigned
BARRY, Louise Rebecca→
director · ~37y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
BARRY, Richard David→
director · ~41y · appointed 2003-12-25 · resigned 2013-08-12
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 1999-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-11-05