ALCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04938901 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-21
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£2.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24440
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,333,578
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£746k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.33M | £2.03M |
| Current assets | £1.20M | £938.0k |
| Cash | £745.8k | £556.7k |
| Debtors | £448.9k | £376.1k |
| Net assets | £2.33M | £2.03M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27➕ALLEN, Conor John appointeddirector
- 2025-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED
- 2003-10-21➕ALLEN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-21➕ALLEN, David John appointeddirector
- 2003-10-21➕ALLEN, Nicola appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ALLEN, Conor John (same surname) appointed 2025-02-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Allen Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24440 — SIC 24440
Registered office
Unit 2, Junction 8 Business Park Rossfield Road
Rossmore Industrial Estate
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 3AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ALLEN, Conor John→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-02-27
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ALLEN, David John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-21
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ALLEN, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-10-21
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Recent filings (55 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22