ALCOCK LEES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06211723 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees11001100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
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. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-11-04
    SHAKESPEARE, Rachael appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-06-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-04-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-12
    SHAKESPEARE, Tim appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-12
    HODGSON, Jane Mcleod resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-04-12
    ALCOCK, John Philip resigned
    director
  15. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-04-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2022-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-06-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2007-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCOCK LEES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
  24. 2007-04-13
    HODGSON, Jane Mcleod appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-04-13
    ALCOCK, John Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Shakespeare Financial Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shakespeare Financial Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALCOCK LEES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
This company · 06211723

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shakespeare Financial Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Philip Alcockceased 15/06/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Jane Mcleod Hodgsonceased 15/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bankside 300 Peachman Way
Broadland Business Park
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 0LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHAKESPEARE, Rachael
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-04
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Active
SHAKESPEARE, Tim
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Active
HODGSON, Jane Mcleod
secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2023-04-12
Resigned
ALCOCK, John Philip
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2023-04-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/06/2007
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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13