ALFOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04013843 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58190Other publishing activities
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
1 live charge · oldest 19.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
106 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 10 | 1200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30➕HANDCOCK, Oliver Russel Cyro appointeddirector
- 2025-10-30➖ANDERSEN, Joanna Helen resigneddirector
- 2025-10-30➖ISAACS, Amanda Kate resigneddirector
- 2025-10-30➖JABBAL, Navdeep Singh resigneddirector
- 2025-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕ANDERSEN, Joanna Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➕ISAACS, Amanda Kate appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➕JABBAL, Navdeep Singh appointeddirector
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-10➖HANDCOCK, Russell John resigneddirector
- 2020-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-17➖BALDOCK, Benjamin John Henry resigneddirector
- 2015-08-03➕MACLEOD, Laura appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01➕HANDCOCK, Russell John appointeddirector
- 2015-04-22➖ORD, Rachel Louise resigneddirector
- 2006-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-09-15➕BALDOCK, Benjamin John Henry appointeddirector
- 2005-09-15➕ORD, Rachel Louise appointeddirector
- 2005-08-30➖JAMES, Nicola Jessamy resigneddirector
- 2005-07-19➖CLARK, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2004-11-16➕HANDCOCK, Catherine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-16➖JAMES, Nicola Jessamy resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-19➕CLARK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2000-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFOL LIMITED
- 2000-06-13➕HANDCOCK, Catherine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2000-06-13➕JAMES, Nicola Jessamy appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-13➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-13➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-06-13➕JAMES, Nicola Jessamy appointeddirector
- 2000-06-13➕PHILBEY, Susan appointeddirector
- 2000-06-13➖PHILBEY, Susan resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HANDCOCK, Oliver Russel Cyro (same surname) appointed 2025-10-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ANDERSEN, Joanna Helen resigned 2025-10-30; ISAACS, Amanda Kate resigned 2025-10-30; JABBAL, Navdeep Singh resigned 2025-10-30
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Catherine Elizabeth Handcock Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Russell John Handcockceased 10/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
15 Sycamore Terrace
York
YO30 7DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)
HANDCOCK, Catherine Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-16
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HANDCOCK, Catherine Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-06-13
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HANDCOCK, Oliver Russel Cyro→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-10-30
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MACLEOD, Laura→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-08-03
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JAMES, Nicola Jessamy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2004-11-16
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2000-06-13
ANDERSEN, Joanna Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-30
BALDOCK, Benjamin John Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2015-09-17
CLARK, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2005-07-19
HANDCOCK, Russell John→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2021-04-10
ISAACS, Amanda Kate→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-30
JABBAL, Navdeep Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-30
JAMES, Nicola Jessamy→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2005-08-30
ORD, Rachel Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2015-04-22
PHILBEY, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2000-06-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/10/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (106 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17