ALPCYCLES.COM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06170608 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-11
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2020-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-03-19
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    H AND H ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2009-03-19
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    HORT, Terence Edward resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-04-21
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    HORT, Terence Edward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-20
    ➖
    HILL, Shelley resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-20
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    CLEALL, David resigned
    director
  21. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPCYCLES.COM LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-19
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    HILL, Adrian appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-19
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    HILL, Shelley appointed
    director
  24. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    HILL, Shelley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    CLEALL, David 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Hill
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Shelley Hill
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

5a Bath Place
Taunton
TA1 4ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

H AND H ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Adrian→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Shelley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Shelley→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2008-04-20
Resigned
HORT, Terence Edward→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2009-03-19
Resigned
CLEALL, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2008-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01