ALUGROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07009167 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-14➕BELL, Brian Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07➕WERESZCZYNSKI, Zbigniew Zygmunt Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-08-07➖WERESZCZYNSKI, Sebastian resigneddirector
- 2009-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUGROUP LIMITED
- 2009-09-04➕WERESZCZYNSKI, Sebastian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-21: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Robert Bell Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/07/2022 |
Mr Zbigniew Zygmunt Anthony Wereszczynski Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/08/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sebastian Oliver Wereszczynskiceased 07/08/2019· 75-100% shares
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
Incorporated2009-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
1 Stratton Way
Elms Farm Industrial Estate
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK41 0NG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BELL, Brian Robert→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-14
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WERESZCZYNSKI, Zbigniew Zygmunt Anthony→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-08-07
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WERESZCZYNSKI, Sebastian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2019-08-07
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Recent filings (54 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06