ALPHA PLUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05441990 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees-300-300

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-09-27
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  5. 2022-09-26
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  6. 2021-09-21
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  7. 2020-09-29
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  8. 2019-05-29
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  9. 2018-05-23
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  10. 2017-06-28
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  11. 2017-02-23
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  12. 2016-09-12
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  13. 2016-05-26
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  14. 2015-07-24
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  15. 2015-05-21
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  16. 2014-08-12
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  18. 2010-05-05
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    HU, Kuoyu James appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-05
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    HU, Kuoyu James appointed
    director
  20. 2010-05-05
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    HU, Shih Hui resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-05-05
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    HU, Kuo-Chen, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2009-05-05
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    HU, Kuo-Pao, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2009-05-05
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    CLOKE, Sarah Marie resigned
    director
  24. 2006-01-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2005-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA PLUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  26. 2005-05-03
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    HU BAO, Shih-Hui appointed
    director
  27. 2005-05-03
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    HU, Shih Hui appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-05-03
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-05-03
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-05-03
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    CLOKE, Sarah Marie appointed
    director
  31. 2005-05-03
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-05-03
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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: 2026-05-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shih-Hui Hu Bao
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

14 Stoke Lane
Great Brickhill
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK17 9AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

HU, Kuoyu James→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-05
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Active
HU, Kuo-Chen, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-05-05
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Active
HU, Kuo-Pao, Mr.→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-05-05
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Active
HU, Kuoyu James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HU BAO, Shih-Hui→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HU, Shih Hui→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2010-05-05
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned
CLOKE, Sarah Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2009-05-05
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—07/05/2014—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property13/01/2006—
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-06