A.L.M ARCHITECTURAL MOULDS LTD

🌳Matureactive

06352027 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-24

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	400	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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2025-03-17
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accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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2023-04-17
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2022-04-06
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accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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accounts · AA
2021-01-01
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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WARD, Leon George resigned
director
2020-11-03
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officers · AP01
2020-11-01
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SHEPHERD, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2020-07-07
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capital · SH01
2020-06-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-24
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accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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officers · CH01
2018-03-21
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accounts · AA
2017-08-14
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officers · TM01
2017-08-11
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WAINWRIGHT, Michael Leonard resigned
director
2017-04-19
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accounts · AA
2016-02-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-11-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2007-08-24
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Company incorporated
As A.L.M ARCHITECTURAL MOULDS LTD
2007-08-24
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SHEPHERD, Adrian Graham appointed
secretary
2007-08-24
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SHEPHERD, Adrian Graham appointed
director
2007-08-24
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WAINWRIGHT, Michael Leonard appointed
director
2007-08-24
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WARD, Leon George 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Graham Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2007-08-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

72 Stoney Lane, Cauldon

Stoke On Trent

Staffordshire

ST10 3EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SHEPHERD, Adrian Graham→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-24

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Active

SHEPHERD, Adrian Graham→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-08-24

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Active

SHEPHERD, Sarah Louise→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-11-01

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Active

WAINWRIGHT, Michael Leonard→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-08-24 · resigned 2017-08-11

Resigned

WARD, Leon George→

director · ~72y · appointed 2007-08-24 · resigned 2020-12-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	Debenture	1 property	29/11/2007	22/02/2016