ALDRIDGE VALE ASSOCIATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
04548204 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 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
80
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 £21

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£332
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£562-£359-£156£48£251£454Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21£-562
Current assets£332£454
Net assets£21£-562

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Pauline Ann appointed
    secretary
  16. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Pauline Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Philip John appointed
    director
  18. 2002-10-02
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2002-10-02
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2002-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDRIDGE VALE ASSOCIATES LTD
  21. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip John Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
—50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Pauline Ann Wilson
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2002-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Boyne House, 4 Vale View
Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 0HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WILSON, Pauline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Pauline Ann→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-07
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Active
WILSON, Philip John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2002-10-02
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2002-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18