ALVAPLAST UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04215306 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-11
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £3,869
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,369 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£28k£43k£57k£71kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.9k£48.2k
Current assets£12.9k£71.1k
Cash£4.9k£41.0k
Debtors£8.0k£30.1k
Net assets£3.9k£48.2k

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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-30
    BEWICK, Anthony Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-08
    ALBARRAN ALVEAR, Juan appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-07-08
    GOMEZ GONZALEZ, Miguel Angel appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-08
    SALCINES, Alfonso resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-07-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2024-07-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-12-22
    ROMERO HERRERA, Jose Luis appointed
    director
  22. 2017-12-22
    AREGUI RUIZ DE AZUA, Mario resigned
    director
  23. 2012-11-05
    BEWICK, Anthony Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-05
    CORNBILL, David resigned
    director
  25. 2012-02-01
    RODRIGUEZ, Carlos resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-02-01
    SALCINES, Alfonso appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-02-01
    RODRIGUEZ, Carlos resigned
    director
  28. 2002-02-01
    CORNBILL, David appointed
    director
  29. 2002-01-31
    EDWARDS, Karin Elfriede resigned
    director
  30. 2002-01-16
    RODRIGUEZ, Carlos appointed
    director
  31. 2001-07-06
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-07-06
    RODRIGUEZ, Carlos appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-07-06
    EDWARDS, Karin Elfriede appointed
    director
  34. 2001-07-06
    SCHWEITZER, Robert resigned
    director
  35. 2001-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALVAPLAST UK LIMITED
  36. 2001-05-11
    LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-05-11
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-05-11
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-05-11
    AREGUI RUIZ DE AZUA, Mario appointed
    director
  40. 2001-05-11
    SCHWEITZER, Robert appointed
    director
  41. 2001-05-11
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2001-05-11
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Amelia House
Crescent Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

ALBARRAN ALVEAR, Juan
secretary · appointed 2024-07-08
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Active
GOMEZ GONZALEZ, Miguel Angel
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-07-08
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Active
ROMERO HERRERA, Jose Luis
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Miriam Elizabeth Patricia
secretary · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2001-07-06
Resigned
RODRIGUEZ, Carlos
secretary · appointed 2001-07-06 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
SALCINES, Alfonso
secretary · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2024-07-08
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2001-05-11
Resigned
AREGUI RUIZ DE AZUA, Mario
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2017-12-22
Resigned
BEWICK, Anthony Michael
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-05 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
CORNBILL, David
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2012-11-05
Resigned
EDWARDS, Karin Elfriede
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-06 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
RODRIGUEZ, Carlos
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
SCHWEITZER, Robert
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2001-07-06
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2001-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-24