ALUN DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD
🌳Matureactive
05013270 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£37
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 £37
Net assets shrinking
Down £44 YoY
Cash YoY
+642%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↑ 642% YoY
Net Worth
£37
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.8k | £17.5k |
| Current assets | £58.4k | £86.6k |
| Cash | £6.7k | £906 |
| Debtors | £45.9k | £81.9k |
| Net assets | £37 | £81 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-01➕MOORE, Tarry Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-06-21➖JONES, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2004-02-18➕JONES, David appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-18➕JONES, David appointeddirector
- 2004-02-18➕JONES, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2004-02-16➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-16➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUN DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2004-01-12➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-12➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Lewis House
Great Chesterford Court
Great Chesterford
Essex
CB10 1PF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
JONES, David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Tarry Ann Marie→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-02-16
JONES, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-18 · resigned 2010-06-21
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-02-16
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Recent filings (65 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13