ALS MECHATRONIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04551189 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-02
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 4.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.87M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.7y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,871,028
Cash YoY
+123%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.9m
↑ 123% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£759k£1.5m£2.3m£3.0m£3.8mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.97M£1.83M
Current assets£3.80M£2.37M
Cash£1.93M£864.9k
Debtors£1.29M£943.7k
Net assets£1.87M£1.65M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-09-01
    FITZSIMMONS, Christopher Henry appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-01
    L’ESTRANGE, Daniel James appointed
    director
  11. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-10-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  14. 2021-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-10-08
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2021-10-07
    STEWARD, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2002-10-15
    STEWARD, Laura Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-15
    STEWARD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-15
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-10-15
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALS MECHATRONIC LIMITED
  26. 2002-10-02
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-10-02
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Als Automation Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Als Automation Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALS MECHATRONIC LIMITED
This company · 04551189

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Als Automation Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew John Stewardceased 15/11/2022· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2002-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 25 Park Farm Ind Estate Evesham Road
Greet
Cheltenham
GL54 5BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

STEWARD, Laura Jane
secretary · appointed 2002-10-15
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Active
FITZSIMMONS, Christopher Henry
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
L’ESTRANGE, Daniel James
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
STEWARD, Andrew John
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-15
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Active
STEWARD, Laura Jane
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-10-07
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Active
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/10/2021
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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-28