ALPHA MACHINE KNIFE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07481506 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-04

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£1.95M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,951,106

Cash YoY

+144%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£656k

↑ 144% YoY

Net Worth

£2.0m

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Assets

£2.3m

↑ 6.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£2.49M	£2.34M
Current assets	£2.29M	£2.15M
Cash	£655.7k	£268.9k
Net assets	£1.95M	£1.83M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-31
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
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SMALLEY, Makenzie Mae appointed
secretary
2021-03-22
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SAMPSON, Paula Helen resigned
secretary
2021-03-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-13
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SAMPSON, Matthew Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2020-04-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-04-14
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SAMPSON, Paula Helen appointed
secretary
2013-07-17
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JONES, Peter Richard resigned
director
2013-04-17
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HOLDEN, Paul John, Mr. appointed
director
2011-01-04
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Company incorporated
As ALPHA MACHINE KNIFE COMPANY LIMITED
2011-01-04
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SAMPSON, Michael appointed
director
2011-01-04
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SMALLEY, Craig appointed
director
2011-01-04
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JONES, Peter Richard appointed
director
2011-01-04
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SAMPSON, Michael appointed
director
2011-01-04
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SAMPSON, Michael resigned
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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig Smalley Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael Sampsonceased 05/12/2022· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2011-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 47 & 48 Waddington Way

Aldwarke

Rotherham

S65 3SH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04