ALU-FIX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05036226 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-05
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£159.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £159,204
Cash YoY
+86%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£129k
↑ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£159k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£265k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.8k | £119.8k |
| Current assets | £265.3k | £190.4k |
| Cash | £129.1k | £69.3k |
| Debtors | £97.7k | £82.6k |
| Net assets | £159.2k | £115.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-15➕JEAL, Nina Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15➖WARD, Norman resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALU-FIX LIMITED
- 2004-02-05➕JEAL, Richard Michael appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-05➕JEAL, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2004-02-05➕WARD, Norman appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nina Elizabeth Jeal Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/12/2023 |
Mr Richard Michael Jeal Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Norman Wardceased 15/12/2023· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2004-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120
Registered office
Unit 5 Tees Court, Wallis Road
Skippers Lane Industrial Estate
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS6 6DX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
JEAL, Richard Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-02-05
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JEAL, Nina Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-15
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JEAL, Richard Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-02-05
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WARD, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2023-12-15
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Recent filings (56 total)
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2026-03-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23