ALMA MARBLE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07655171 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-02
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£72.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,838
Cash YoY
+216%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 216% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£58k£88k£117k£146kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£137.5k£105.5k
Current assets£127.4k£146.2k
Cash£23.0k£7.3k
Debtors£40.2k£63.1k
Net assets£72.8k£45.3k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-05
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    BESTINGTON, Stacey Jayne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-16
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-04
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    BESTINGTON, Philip Frederick resigned
    director
  16. 2016-07-04
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    BESTINGTON, Philip Frederick appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMA MARBLE COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 2011-06-02
    ➕
    BESTINGTON, Matthew Henry Frank appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-06-02
    ➕
    BESTINGTON, Matthew Henry Frank appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-02
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-02
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Matthew Henry Frank Bestington
Individual · English · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

188 Scar Lane
Huddersfield
HD3 4PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BESTINGTON, Matthew Henry Frank→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-02
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Active
BESTINGTON, Matthew Henry Frank→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-06-02
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Active
BESTINGTON, Stacey Jayne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-09-05
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Active
BESTINGTON, Philip Frederick→
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2016-07-04
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2011-06-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—02/05/2024—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03