ALEU LTD
🌳Matureactive
07307484 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-07
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 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-01-31➕METCALFE, Frances appointeddirector
- 2010-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEU LTD
- 2010-07-07➕METCALFE, David Stephen 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.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Stephen Metcalfe Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 14/07/2016 |
Mrs Frances Metcalfe Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| ABDELSALAM FOR TRADE LTD→ 17047163 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM LLOYD INTERIORS LTD→ 12829215 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADLER & ALLAN LIMITED→ 00318460 · est 1936 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 89y | — | — |
| ADVANCED INVESTMENT GROUP COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 16351315 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALDOUS EMEA LTD→ 11385357 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALIOT VISION FOR TRADE LTD→ 16351308 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARLINGTON TURI LTD→ 13091082 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARTHUR ATKINSON (SUMMERBRIDGE) LIMITED→ 00294058 · est 1934 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 91y | — | — |
| ASCENDO LIMITED→ 12654311 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASHCOURT METALS LTD→ 16424378 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
3 Greengate Cardale Park
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 1GY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
METCALFE, David Stephen→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
METCALFE, Frances→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2021 | 17/10/2024 |
Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03