ALPHA BUS COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06008463 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-24
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£10k£21k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£18.6k
Current assets—£51.3k
Net assets—£28.6k
Average employees500—

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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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-11-10
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  6. 2020-11-27
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  7. 2019-08-08
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  8. 2018-10-09
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  9. 2018-03-22
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-03-21
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-03-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-03-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-03-09
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-03-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-02-16
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    BURNETT, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-16
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    BURNETT, Norman James appointed
    director
  18. 2018-02-16
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    WIGGINS, Claire resigned
    director
  19. 2018-02-16
    ➖
    WIGGINS, Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    TAMKIN, Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-05-31
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    TAMKIN, Linda resigned
    director
  23. 2013-05-31
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    WIGGINS, Claire appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-31
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    WIGGINS, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2007-03-01
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    TAMKIN, Linda appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-01
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    TAMKIN, Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2007-03-01
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    KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA BUS COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 2006-11-24
    ➕
    KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2006-11-24
    ➕
    KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman James Burnett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest16/02/2018
Mrs Angela Mary Burnett
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest16/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Wigginsceased 16/02/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2006-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

22b High Street
Witney
OX28 6RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BURNETT, Angela Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, Norman James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
TAMKIN, Linda→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
TAMKIN, Michael→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
WIGGINS, Claire→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-05-31 · resigned 2018-02-16
Resigned
WIGGINS, Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-05-31 · resigned 2018-02-16
Resigned
KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-08