ALIGATOR SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04736798 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
69 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-14
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    MOORES, Robert appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-14
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    MOORES, Robert resigned
    director
  5. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-01-18
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  14. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    MOORES, Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-30
    ➕
    CONWAY, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-11-30
    ➕
    CONWAY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne resigned
    director
  23. 2006-11-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, William resigned
    director
  24. 2003-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALIGATOR SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
  25. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-04-16
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne appointed
    director
  29. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, William appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-04-16
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Conway
Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/04/2017

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
Incorporated2003-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

Middleborough House
16 Middleborough
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CONWAY, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONWAY, Stephen John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-11-30
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Active
MOORES, Robert→
director · ~84y · appointed 2026-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-16
Resigned
MOORES, Robert→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2026-04-14
Resigned
THOMPSON, Evelyn Susanne→
director · ~92y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
THOMPSON, William→
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-28