ALPS LEGAL PRACTICE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07876048 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£219k£438k£657k£876k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£226.9k
Current assets—£1.10M
Cash—£137.2k
Debtors—£957.8k
Net assets—£226.9k
Average employees21—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-02-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  9. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-02-14
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    TOMLINSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  15. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-10-20
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    RILEY, Lee David resigned
    director
  20. 2014-08-31
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    JONES, Craig Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2014-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2013-04-01
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    ASHMAN, Carole appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    O'REILLY, Michelle Jacqueline appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    JONES, Craig Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    RILEY, Lee David appointed
    director
  26. 2011-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPS LEGAL PRACTICE LIMITED
  27. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Julian appointed
    director
  28. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  29. 2011-12-08
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  30. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Nicola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Tomlinson Management Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tomlinson Management Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALPS LEGAL PRACTICE LIMITED
This company · 07876048

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tomlinson Management Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Sunnyside Mill
Highfield Road
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 3AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ASHMAN, Carole→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'REILLY, Michelle Jacqueline→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMLINSON, Julian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Craig Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2011-12-08
Resigned
RILEY, Lee David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
TOMLINSON, Nicola→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—15/02/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—21/08/2014—
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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-17