ALUN WALSH LIMITED

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07651428 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALUN WALSH LIMITED
  17. 2011-05-31
    ➕
    WALSH, Alun Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alun Thomas Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Suite A
82 James Carter Road
Mildenhall
IP28 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WALSH, Alun Thomas→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-05-31
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-01