ALPHA SHEET METAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04462438 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-17

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	3	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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2025-02-10
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2024-03-11
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2023-02-15
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2022-05-09
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2021-02-25
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2020-02-28
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2019-04-12
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2018-02-16
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2017-07-28
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2017-07-28
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2017-02-03
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accounts · AA
2016-06-23
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2016-06-23
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2015-06-22
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2015-05-26
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2007-09-01
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GALLAGHER, Lilian Herta resigned
secretary
2007-09-01
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GALLAGHER, John resigned
director
2007-08-20
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MCCAMLEY, Peter John appointed
secretary
2007-08-20
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MCCAMLEY, Daniel Brian appointed
director
2007-08-20
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MCCAMLEY, Peter John appointed
director
2002-06-17
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Company incorporated
As ALPHA SHEET METAL LIMITED
2002-06-17
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GALLAGHER, Lilian Herta appointed
secretary
2002-06-17
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-17
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-17
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GALLAGHER, John appointed
director
2002-06-17
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-17
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Mccamley Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Daniel Mccamley Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-06-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 3/15 Vickers Industrial Estate

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA3 3EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-07

Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCCAMLEY, Peter John→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-20

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Active

MCCAMLEY, Daniel Brian→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-08-20

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Active

MCCAMLEY, Peter John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-08-20

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Active

GALLAGHER, Lilian Herta→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2007-09-01

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2002-06-17

Resigned

GALLAGHER, John→

director · ~85y · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2007-09-01

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2002-06-17

Resigned

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