ALDERTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05225545 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£210.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £210,177
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£198k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£210k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£482k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£96k£193k£289k£386k£482kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£235.1k£162.3k
Current assets£482.0k£293.7k
Cash£197.9k£129.8k
Debtors£271.6k£141.1k
Net assets£210.2k£113.8k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-27
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  4. 2025-04-16
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2020-06-29
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  15. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-01
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    CHORLEY, Matt appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    SHARKEY, James appointed
    director
  20. 2004-09-09
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  21. 2004-09-09
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  22. 2004-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDERTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  23. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    ALDERTON, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    ALDERTON, Daniel John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDERTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

75/100
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 63. 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-06

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Sharkey
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/05/2019
Mr Matt Chorley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/05/2019
Mr Daniel Alderton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

3 Brassie Wood
Chelmsford
CM3 3FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ALDERTON, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDERTON, Daniel John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHORLEY, Matt→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARKEY, James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25