ALICAT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06520618 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-03
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of directories and mailing lists
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
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
50 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees700-600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2008-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALICAT LIMITED
  16. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    WALE, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    HEDGES, Catherine Laura appointed
    director
  18. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    WALE, Alison Jane 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Catherine Laura Hedges
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/03/2017
Miss Alison Jane Wale
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Technology · NG postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A MAN'S STORY FILMS LIMITED→
06715871 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
AIM3 LTD→
16564085 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALBINOMOSQUITO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→
13441450 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALF MEDIA LTD→
08487879 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ALIANA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
08746663 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ALKEON TECH LTD→
16788232 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALL ABOUT PET FOOD UK LTD→
16665744 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALL RISE CONSULTING LTD→
14485152 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ALLEGORIA STUDIO PRODUCTIONS LTD→
14223205 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ALLINSON UX LIMITED→
13778623 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALLOUT INTERACTIVE LTD→
16814184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ALLURE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED→
09081282 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58120 — Publishing of directories and mailing lists

Registered office

Unit 2, Hill Crest Park Hoyle Road
Calverton
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG14 6QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WALE, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEDGES, Catherine Laura→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALE, Alison Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-13