ALAN USHER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06656966 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-25
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN USHER LIMITED
- 2008-07-25➕USHER, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-25➕USHER, Alan Peter appointeddirector
- 2008-07-25➕USHER, Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "USHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 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
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 |
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Mrs Susan Usher Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Alan Peter Usher Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2008-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
1 The Glen 3 Heather Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 5EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
USHER, Alan Peter→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
USHER, Susan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-25
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30