ALFRED PRICE & SONS TRUSTEES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06337390 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-08-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFRED PRICE & SONS TRUSTEES LTD
  17. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    PRICE, Simon Charles appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    PRICE, David Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    PRICE, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    UK SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    UK SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    UK DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    UK DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PRICE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Anthony Price
Individual · British · DOB 06/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/08/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

10-12 Tollgate Crescent
Burscough Industrial Estate
Ormskirk
Lancs
L40 8LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PRICE, Simon Charles→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-08
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Active
PRICE, David Anthony→
director · ~86y · appointed 2007-08-08
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Active
PRICE, Simon Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-08-08
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Active
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-09