ALLIANCE SURGICAL PLC

🌳Matureactive
05221843 · plc · incorporated 2004-09-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
133 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  8. 2023-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-11
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    HOWLETT, Paul Neil resigned
    director
  14. 2023-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-05-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2023-05-05
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    HOWLETT, Adam Francis appointed
    secretary
  18. 2023-05-05
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Adam Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-05
    ➖
    CLARKE, Philip John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2021-10-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-07-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  25. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Philip John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    BYRNE, Charles James resigned
    director
  27. 2011-09-09
    ➖
    FAWKE, Katina Jill resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-08-21
    ➕
    FAWKE, Katina Jill appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-08-21
    ➖
    WAINWRIGHT, Sally resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Neil appointed
    director
  31. 2007-04-23
    ➕
    WAINWRIGHT, Sally appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-03-13
    ➖
    COWAN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  33. 2006-07-03
    ➖
    STANBRIDGE, Raymond John, Dr resigned
    director
  34. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    STANBRIDGE, Raymond John, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    BYRNE, Charles James appointed
    director
  36. 2004-12-08
    ➕
    COWAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-12-08
    ➖
    THE MONEY DOCTORS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2004-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE SURGICAL PLC
  39. 2004-09-03
    ➕
    COPSEY, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  40. 2004-09-03
    ➕
    KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr. appointed
    nominee-secretary
  41. 2004-09-03
    ➖
    KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr. resigned
    nominee-secretary
  42. 2004-09-03
    ➕
    THE MONEY DOCTORS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  43. 2004-09-03
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Paul Neil appointed
    director
  44. 2004-09-03
    ➕
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2004-09-03
    ➖
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Andrew Howlett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/09/2023
Miss Elizabeth Ann Copsey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/09/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ann Elizabeth Copseyceased 03/09/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Elizabeth Ann Copseyceased 19/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Neil Howlettceased 11/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2004-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

54 Hagley Road
Birmingham
B16 8PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

HOWLETT, Adam Francis→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPSEY, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-03
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Active
HOWLETT, Adam Francis→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-05
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Active
HOWLETT, Neil→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-14
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Active
CLARKE, Philip John→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
COWAN, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2007-03-13
Resigned
FAWKE, Katina Jill→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-21 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr.→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-03 · resigned 2004-09-03
Resigned
WAINWRIGHT, Sally→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2009-08-21
Resigned
THE MONEY DOCTORS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-03 · resigned 2004-12-08
Resigned
BYRNE, Charles James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
HOWLETT, Paul Neil→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-09-03 · resigned 2023-06-11
Resigned
STANBRIDGE, Raymond John, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-03-09 · resigned 2006-07-03
Resigned
CORPORATE LEGAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-03 · resigned 2004-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (133 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-13