ALCARA ENTERPRISES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07178385 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
39 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £41,595
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,023 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£42k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.0k | £61.0k |
| Current assets | £66.6k | £122.4k |
| Net assets | £41.6k | £51.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-31📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-01➕BATAVIA, Praful appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-01➖AITKEN, Cara resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCARA ENTERPRISES LTD
- 2010-03-04➕AITKEN, Alex Charles appointeddirector
- 2010-03-04➕AITKEN, Cara appointeddirector
- 2010-03-04➕AITKEN, Cara appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alex Charles Aitken Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 21ST CENTURY ARTISTS LIMITED→ 03806434 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| AGENTQUILL LIMITED→ 01800934 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| AIRLINE SERVICES LIMITED→ 04793257 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| AJD FOOTBALL COACHING LIMITED→ 09744546 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AJL DRAPES LTD→ 11287574 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALASTAIR ROSS LTD→ 04485880 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALDEBURGH COMEDY WEEKEND LIMITED→ 16417761 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALICE C L JONES LTD→ 15425700 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
8 Hill Avenue
Amersham
HP6 5BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
AITKEN, Alex Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-04
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AITKEN, Cara→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-03-04
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AITKEN, Cara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-04 · resigned 2021-11-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-09