ALVASTON PRESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05672114 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-11

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

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 20.4y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Average employees	400	-400

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2026-06-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2026-06-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2025-05-19
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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accounts · AA
2022-04-08
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accounts · AA
2021-05-13
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accounts · AA
2020-10-27
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officers · CH01
2020-10-27
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officers · CH01
2020-10-27
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officers · CH03
2020-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-27
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address · AD01
2020-07-21
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accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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accounts · AA
2017-02-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-03-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-02-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-01-11
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Company incorporated
As ALVASTON PRESS LIMITED
2006-01-11
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ALLIN, Philip John appointed
secretary
2006-01-11
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ALLIN, Lorraine appointed
director
2006-01-11
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ALLIN, Philip John appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lorraine Allin Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/01/2017
Mr Philip John Allin Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/01/2017

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-01-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

28-29 Hill Lane Close

Hill Lane Industrial Estate

Markfield

Leicestershire

LE67 9PY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALLIN, Philip John→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-11

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Active

ALLIN, Lorraine→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-01-11

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Active

ALLIN, Philip John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-11

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/02/2017	19/06/2026
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	28/03/2006	19/06/2026
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	07/02/2006	19/06/2026

Recent filings (72 total)

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mortgage · MR04

2026-06-19

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mortgage · MR04

2026-06-19

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mortgage · MR04

2026-06-19

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accounts · AA

2026-05-12