ALMERICO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05954285 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£651.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.2y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £651,640
Cash YoY
+460%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£421k
↑ 460% YoY
Net Worth
£652k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£847k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£169k£339k£508k£678k£847kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£718.9k£542.9k
Current assets£847.1k£654.2k
Cash£421.0k£75.2k
Debtors£375.1k£400.4k
Net assets£651.6k£509.0k

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
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filings
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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  2. 2024-09-09
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-09-06
    LARSEN, Jude appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-06
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-07-29
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  6. 2023-07-20
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  7. 2022-07-15
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  8. 2021-07-28
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  9. 2020-07-21
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  10. 2019-03-29
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  11. 2018-03-14
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  12. 2017-11-16
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  13. 2017-10-16
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  14. 2017-07-24
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  15. 2016-12-09
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2016-12-06
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2016-09-02
    PEARSON, Paul Liam resigned
    director
  18. 2016-04-28
    LARSEN, Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2011-04-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2011-04-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2009-03-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2007-05-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Five Arrows Commercial Finance Limited
  23. 2006-10-17
    NEILSON, Guy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-10-17
    NEILSON, Guy appointed
    director
  25. 2006-10-17
    SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-10-17
    PEARSON, Paul Liam appointed
    director
  27. 2006-10-17
    SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMERICO LIMITED
  29. 2006-10-03
    SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2006-10-03
    SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Neilson
Individual · English · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares26/02/2017

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
Incorporated2006-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Unit 6 Upton Street
Hull
HU8 7DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

NEILSON, Guy
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
LARSEN, Jude
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-09-06
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Active
LARSEN, Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-28
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Active
NEILSON, Guy
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-03 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
PEARSON, Paul Liam
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2016-09-02
Resigned
SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-03 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/03/200930/04/2011
satisfied
Five Arrows Commercial Finance
Five Arrows Commercial Finance Limited
Debenture (including qualifying floating charge)1 property09/05/200730/04/2011

Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
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capital · SH01
2024-09-09
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officers · AP01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03