ALLUGUARD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07184710 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-10
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 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-16
    ➕
    REOCH, Colin Douglas appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-16
    ➖
    RUSSELL-LINDEQUE, Kevin Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-07
    ➖
    BROOKS, Gary resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-01
    ➖
    REOCH, Colin Douglas resigned
    director
  19. 2018-03-01
    ➕
    RUSSELL-LINDEQUE, Kevin Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2017-06-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    EDMONDSON, David appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-03
    ➖
    BAKER, Darren resigned
    director
  25. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    REOCH, Colin Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    COOK, David resigned
    director
  28. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    BROOKS, Gary appointed
    director
  29. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    COOK, David appointed
    director
  30. 2012-08-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
  31. 2012-07-24
    ➖
    HETHERINGTON, Ian Stuart resigned
    director
  32. 2012-07-03
    ➖
    BAKER, Jeremy Patrick Scott resigned
    director
  33. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    HETHERINGTON, Ian Stuart appointed
    director
  34. 2010-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  35. 2010-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLUGUARD LIMITED
  36. 2010-03-10
    ➕
    BAKER, Darren appointed
    director
  37. 2010-03-10
    ➕
    BAKER, Jeremy Patrick Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Security Window Shutters Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Security Window Shutters Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALLUGUARD LIMITED
This company · 07184710

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Security Window Shutters Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Sws Uk Hornby Road
Claughton
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 9LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

EDMONDSON, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REOCH, Colin Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Darren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
BAKER, Jeremy Patrick Scott→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2012-07-03
Resigned
BROOKS, Gary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2020-08-07
Resigned
COOK, David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
HETHERINGTON, Ian Stuart→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2012-07-24
Resigned
REOCH, Colin Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-03 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
RUSSELL-LINDEQUE, Kevin Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2023-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/08/201221/06/2017
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/06/201020/06/2014

Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-03