ALPHA PUNCH AND MACHINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06453992 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-14
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 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25730
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 17.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 4 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA PUNCH AND MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2007-12-14➕SMITH, Melanie Sue appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-14➕SMITH, Julian Howard appointeddirector
- 2007-12-14➕SMITH, Melanie Sue appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Howard Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Melanie Sue Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730
Registered office
C/O Hart Shaw Accountants
Europa Link Sheffield Bus Pk
Sheffield
S Yorks
S9 1XU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Melanie Sue→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Julian Howard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Melanie Sue→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/02/2009 | 04/04/2025 |
Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22