ALSTON HILL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
06474973 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-16
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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year to Jan 2024
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,727

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£47k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-01-31
Total assets£46.4k
Current assets£47.2k
Net assets£12.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-20
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    KERSHAW, Paula Malkin appointed
    director
  14. 2016-06-20
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    CHETWOOD, Christopher George resigned
    director
  15. 2016-06-20
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-02-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-08-10
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    CHETWOOD, Christopher George appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALSTON HILL LTD.
  20. 2008-01-16
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    DUGDALE, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-01-16
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    DUGDALE, Douglas appointed
    director
  22. 2008-01-16
    ➕
    FAYE, Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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

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Dfk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALSTON HILL LTD.
This company · 06474973

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dfk Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Douglas Dugdale
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ms Liz Faye
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Paula Malkin Kershaw
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Palm House
14 Ashton Drive
Nelson
BB9 0UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

DUGDALE, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-16
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DUGDALE, Douglas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-16
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Active
FAYE, Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-16
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Active
KERSHAW, Paula Malkin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-20
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Active
CHETWOOD, Christopher George→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-10 · resigned 2016-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16