ALPHA LABOUR AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED

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06726850 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£149.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £149,725
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,879 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£480k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£3.1m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£629k£1.3m£1.9m£2.5m£3.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£356.1k£337.6k
Current assets£3.10M£3.14M
Cash£479.9k£461.6k
Debtors£2.62M£2.68M
Net assets£149.7k£199.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-05-14
    ➕
    MANTERFIELD, Annabel appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-02-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  9. 2024-01-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-01-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  11. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2016-02-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2015-12-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Brothers LTD ("the Security Trustee")
  23. 2015-08-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2015-04-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2014-08-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Easypay Services LTD
  26. 2010-03-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Easypay Services PLC
  27. 2009-08-24
    ➕
    MANTERFIELD, Duncan Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2009-08-24
    ➖
    HORSMAN, Annabel resigned
    secretary
  29. 2009-08-24
    ➖
    HORSMAN, Annabel resigned
    director
  30. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    HORSMAN, Annabel appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    PAYNE, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    HORSMAN, Annabel appointed
    director
  33. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    MANTERFIELD, Duncan Paul resigned
    director
  34. 2008-11-14
    ➖
    PAYNE, Matthew resigned
    director
  35. 2008-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA LABOUR AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  36. 2008-10-17
    ➕
    PAYNE, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  37. 2008-10-17
    ➕
    MANTERFIELD, Duncan Paul appointed
    director
  38. 2008-10-17
    ➕
    PAYNE, Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Paul Manterfield
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Units 6-8, Alpha Labour And Recruitment Ltd South Street
Park Hill
Sheffield
S2 5QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MANTERFIELD, Annabel→
secretary · appointed 2026-05-14
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Active
MANTERFIELD, Duncan Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-08-24
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Active
HORSMAN, Annabel→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2009-08-24
Resigned
PAYNE, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned
HORSMAN, Annabel→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2009-08-24
Resigned
MANTERFIELD, Duncan Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned
PAYNE, Matthew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—10/01/2024—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers LTD ("the Security Trustee")
A registered charge—07/12/2015—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property14/08/2015—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/04/201506/02/2024
satisfied
Easypay Services
Easypay Services LTD
A registered charge—07/08/201410/02/2016
satisfied
Easypay Services
Easypay Services PLC
Debenture1 property23/03/201010/02/2016
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Recent filings (72 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19