ALEXANDER CHRISTIAN LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.0k | £102.3k |
| Current assets | £23.0k | £43.7k |
| Cash | £1.6k | £18.2k |
| Debtors | £21.4k | £25.5k |
| Net assets | £37.5k | £47.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 2 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-06-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-01➕ELWELL, Christian appointeddirector
- 2011-12-31➖ELWELL, Roselin resigneddirector
- 2011-02-01➕ELWELL, Roselin appointeddirector
- 2010-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER CHRISTIAN LTD
- 2010-06-23➕ELWELL, Yvonne appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-23➕ELWELL, Yvonne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-06-08: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-06-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christian Elwell Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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