ALPHA-CURE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05458313 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-20

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£520.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27400

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £520,358

Cash YoY

-20%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£301k

↓ 20% YoY

Net Worth

£520k

↑ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£309k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£520.4k	£505.8k
Current assets	£308.8k	£381.8k
Cash	£300.9k	£373.9k
Debtors	£7.9k	£7.9k
Net assets	£520.4k	£505.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-12-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-02-15
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address · AD01
2020-11-02
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accounts · AA
2020-01-17
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2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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2018-05-09
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2013-05-20
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RAMBALDINI, Bruce Haywood Sharp resigned
director
2005-05-20
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Company incorporated
As ALPHA-CURE HOLDINGS LIMITED
2005-05-20
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SLATER, Mark Andrew appointed
secretary
2005-05-20
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ATHERSTONE, Shane Paul appointed
director
2005-05-20
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HAINES, Steve appointed
director
2005-05-20
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SLATER, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2005-05-20
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-20
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-20
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RAMBALDINI, Bruce Haywood Sharp appointed
director
2005-05-20
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-05-20
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.
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.)

Group structure

Alpha-Cure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alpha-Cure Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALPHA-CURE HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 05458313

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alpha-Cure Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/12/2019

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Alpha-Cure Group Limitedceased 20/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Mark Andrew Slaterceased 20/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Shane Paul Atherstoneceased 20/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Steve Hainesceased 20/12/2019· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-05-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

Leonard House Unit 2 Great Central Way

Woodford Halse

Daventry

Northants

NN11 3PZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

SLATER, Mark Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-20

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Active

ATHERSTONE, Shane Paul→

director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-20

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Active

HAINES, Steve→

director · ~65y · appointed 2005-05-20

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Active

SLATER, Mark Andrew→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-05-20

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2005-05-20

Resigned

RAMBALDINI, Bruce Haywood Sharp→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2013-05-20

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2005-05-20

Resigned

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