ALPHA POWDER COATINGS (WET PAINT) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07052222 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20301
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43341Painting
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 8 | 900 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-01➕ALLEN, Darryn Lee appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➕ALLEN, Gillian Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➖ALLEN, Darryn Lee resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-01➖ALLEN, Darryn Lee resigneddirector
- 2011-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2011-11-24➕ALLEN, Darryn Lee appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-24➖STUART HOUSE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA POWDER COATINGS (WET PAINT) LIMITED
- 2009-10-21➕STUART HOUSE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-21➕ALLEN, Darryn Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
Group structure
Flossy Watt Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Flossy Watt Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ALPHA POWDER COATINGS (WET PAINT) LIMITED
This company · 07052222
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Flossy Watt Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/12/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Darryn Lee Allenceased 02/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Gillian Margaret Allenceased 01/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301
Registered office
Rutland House Minerva Business Park
Lynch Wood
Peterborough
PE2 6PZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ALLEN, Darryn Lee→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Gillian Margaret→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Darryn Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2013-10-01
STUART HOUSE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-21 · resigned 2011-11-24
ALLEN, Darryn Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-10-21 · resigned 2013-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | Debenture | 1 property | 20/12/2011 | 25/01/2021 |
Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18