ALPHABLEND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05964675 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-12
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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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
46 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 employees300300

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-10
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    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Kirsten resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-01
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    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Philippa resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-16
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    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Philippa appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-01
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  14. 2019-05-29
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-01
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    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Kirsten appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Stephanie appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHABLEND LIMITED
  22. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Simon Cj appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Kirsten resigned 2025-09-10; BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Philippa resigned 2025-09-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Christopher John Bransfield-Garth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Stephanie Bransfield-Garth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2006-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

25 Mill Lane
Ickleton
CB10 1SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Stephanie→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Simon Cj→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Stephanie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Kirsten→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned
BRANSFIELD-GARTH, Philippa→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-10-16 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-14