ALEXANDER CHARLES ASSOCIATES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07710424 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-19
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£220.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £220,902
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,882 YoY
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£135k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£221k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£259k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £227.6k | £236.0k |
| Current assets | £258.9k | £137.8k |
| Cash | £134.6k | £95.6k |
| Debtors | £124.3k | £42.2k |
| Net assets | £220.9k | £229.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-03➕MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-23➖MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-08➕MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-21➖MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11➕TROTT, Kelvin Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-06-15➖TROTT, Kelvin Charles resigneddirector
- 2012-06-30➖COONEY, Toni Patricia resigneddirector
- 2011-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER CHARLES ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2011-07-19➕COONEY, Toni Patricia appointeddirector
- 2011-07-19➕MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2011-07-19➕TROTT, Kelvin Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Elizabeth Anne Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2023 |
Mr Kelvin Charles Trott Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
13 High Street
Heckington
Sleaford
NG34 9RA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TROTT, Kelvin Charles→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COONEY, Toni Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2012-06-30
MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-08 · resigned 2020-03-23
MITCHELL, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2019-06-21
TROTT, Kelvin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2016-06-15
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16