ALPHA BATTERIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06464258 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£912.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £912,081
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£836k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£912k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £912.1k | £711.5k |
| Current assets | £1.57M | £1.32M |
| Cash | £835.5k | £685.1k |
| Debtors | £226.9k | £216.9k |
| Net assets | £912.1k | £711.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-07➖GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-07➖GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-15➖GABBOTT, Damian resigneddirector
- 2017-08-22➕GABBOTT, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-08-22➕GABBOTT, Damian appointeddirector
- 2008-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA BATTERIES LIMITED
- 2008-01-04➕GABBOTT, John Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-01-04➕GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-04➕GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr. 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Paul Gabbott Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Unit 3 Sandbrook Business Park
Sandbrook Way
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL11 1LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GABBOTT, John Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2008-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GABBOTT, Peter→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2022-12-07
GABBOTT, Christopher David, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2022-12-07
GABBOTT, Damian→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-22 · resigned 2021-05-15
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-23