ALPHA WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07806100 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-11
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51210
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-02-14
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED
  17. 2011-10-11
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    AKROYD, David Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-11
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    TERKILDSEN, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Philip Akroyd
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Peter Terkildsen
Individual · Danish · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51210 — SIC 51210

Registered office

Unit 19 Brough Business Centre
Baffin Way
Brough
HU15 1YU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AKROYD, David Philip→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-10-11
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Active
TERKILDSEN, Peter→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-10-11
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22