ALLOYGATOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06226009 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-25
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 13.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 employees15001000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-08
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-09-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-31
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    RATHBONE, Christopher Leonard resigned
    director
  17. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Stephanie Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    HARVEY, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    HARVEY, David appointed
    director
  23. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    RATHBONE, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLOYGATOR LIMITED
  25. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Curt John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-04-25
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    RATHBONE, Christopher Leonard appointed
    director
  30. 2007-04-25
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-04-25
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Alloygator Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alloygator Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALLOYGATOR LIMITED
This company · 06226009

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
Alloygator Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/08/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Curt John Rathboneceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Christopher Leonard Rathboneceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

61 The Washford Industrial Estate, Heming Road
Redditch
B98 0EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HARVEY, David→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATHBONE, Curt John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATHBONE, Stephanie Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATHBONE, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2007-04-25
Resigned
RATHBONE, Christopher Leonard→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2007-04-25
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 property25/01/2013—
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Recent filings (69 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-15