ALISPED UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07574720 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	—	£1.05M
Current assets	—	—	£1.56M
Cash	—	—	£859.8k
Debtors	—	—	£702.9k
Net assets	—	—	£1.04M
Average employees	12	1300	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 capital
• 1 incorporation

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 capital
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-07-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
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mortgage · MR01
2025-10-09
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-21
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KNIGHT, Peter appointed
director
2023-06-21
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WHITNELL, Jessica Anastasia appointed
director
2023-05-16
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-16
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-05-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-04-18
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2019-06-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
2017-06-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-12-01
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CERRETELLI, Lorenzo appointed
director
2015-12-01
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KHANOLKAR, Nihar Narahari appointed
director
2015-12-01
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WHITNELL, Deborah Joan appointed
director
2014-07-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-05-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2011-03-23
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Company incorporated
As ALISPED UK LIMITED
2011-03-23
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WHITNELL, Paul Thomas appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITNELL, Jessica Anastasia (same surname) appointed 2023-06-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Deborah Joan Whitnell Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/03/2023
Mr Paul Thomas Whitnell Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

10-12 Mulberry Green

Harlow

Essex

CM17 0ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23