ALYKAT CHARTERS AND IMAGES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04913558 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-26

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£44.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74202Other specialist photography
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £44,116

Cash YoY

+27%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£20k

↑ 27% YoY

Net Worth

£44k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Assets

£29k

↑ 55% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£67.9k	£60.8k
Current assets	£29.2k	£18.8k
Cash	£19.9k	£15.6k
Debtors	£9.1k	£2.8k
Net assets	£44.1k	£37.2k

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 (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2024-10-31
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2023-11-08
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2022-10-07
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2022-03-04
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2020-12-01
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2020-04-21
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2019-01-17
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2018-04-09
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capital · SH08
2018-04-04
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officers · AP01
2018-03-23
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ROBERTS, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2018-01-15
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capital · SH01
2018-01-15
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capital · SH02
2018-01-04
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accounts · AA
2017-01-18
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accounts · AA
2016-01-26
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accounts · AA
2003-09-29
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ROBERTS, Elizabeth Anne appointed
secretary
2003-09-29
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ROBERTS, David appointed
director
2003-09-29
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STIRLING SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-09-29
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STIRLING DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2003-09-26
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Company incorporated
As ALYKAT CHARTERS AND IMAGES LIMITED
2003-09-26
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STIRLING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-09-26
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STIRLING DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Roberts Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2003-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Grenville House

9 Boutport Street

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 1TZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTS, Elizabeth Anne→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-29

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Active

ROBERTS, David→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-29

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Active

ROBERTS, Elizabeth Anne→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-23

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Active

STIRLING SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-29

Resigned

STIRLING DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2003-09-29

Resigned

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