ALIVE NETWORK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04084200 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 1600 | 2000 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-30📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2019-07-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-31➕BEVAN, Alison appointeddirector
- 2004-09-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-08-01➕CATER, Gemma appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-01➖BEVAN, David John resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-08➖HEMMINGS, Karl Eric resigneddirector
- 2004-01-01➖AITKEN, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2004-01-01➕BEVAN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-10➕AITKEN, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-01➖AUSTIN, Tracie resignedsecretary
- 2000-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALIVE NETWORK LIMITED
- 2000-10-05➕BEVAN, David John appointeddirector
- 2000-10-05➕AUSTIN, Tracie appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-05➕SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-05➖SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-05➕HEMMINGS, Karl Eric appointeddirector
- 2000-10-05➕WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-05➖WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Bevan Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Alison Bevan Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ground Floor Office Suite Silk
Mill Studios Princess Street
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 1DD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
BEVAN, Alison→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEVAN, David John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2000-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AITKEN, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-10 · resigned 2004-01-01
AUSTIN, Tracie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2002-01-01
BEVAN, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2004-08-01
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2000-10-05
HEMMINGS, Karl Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2004-06-08
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2000-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/09/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2019-07-30