ALTRATECH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04171252 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees11001000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-15
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    capital · SH06
  10. 2019-01-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-01-03
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    capital · SH03
  12. 2018-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-03-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ian Yates
  17. 2002-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2001-04-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bhs Corrugated Limited
  19. 2001-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTRATECH LIMITED
  20. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    PRESTON, Dylan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    GABBATISS, Peter James appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    PRESTON, Dylan appointed
    director
  23. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-03-02
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    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-03-02
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-03-02
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Mr Dylan Preston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Peter James Gabbatiss
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

24/26 Jordangate
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 1EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PRESTON, Dylan→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-02
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Active
GABBATISS, Peter James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-02
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Active
PRESTON, Dylan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-03-02
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Active
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-02 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-02 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ian Yates
Rent deposit deed1 property04/03/2009—
satisfied
Bhs Corrugated
Bhs Corrugated Limited
Debenture1 property01/04/200106/07/2002
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-07