ALOIS POTTINGER UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
08012248 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 13 | 1300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-08-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-01-01➕GARDNER, Melanie Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-12-31➖GROOM, Shaun Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2020-12-31➖GROOM, Shaun Matthew resigneddirector
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-11➖DIETACHMAYR, Gregor resigneddirector
- 2017-01-11➕GROOM, Shaun Matthew appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➕DIETACHMAYR, Gregor appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➖MAUHART, Christoph resigneddirector
- 2015-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-31➕NIELS, Sven Kurt appointeddirector
- 2014-05-31➖SCHAEDLE, Martin resigneddirector
- 2013-10-23➕MAUHART, Christoph appointeddirector
- 2013-01-31➖KOSTKA, Harold Wilfried resigneddirector
- 2012-08-01➕GROOM, Shaun Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ALOIS POTTINGER UK LTD
- 2012-03-29➕KOSTKA, Harold Wilfried appointeddirector
- 2012-03-29➕SCHAEDLE, Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klaus Pottinger Individual · Austrian · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Heinz Pottinger Individual · Austrian · DOB 04/1957 · 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 99T SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED→ 11637514 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| AGILE DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 16767040 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGO VENTURES LIMITED→ 07950447 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
15 St Marks Road
Corby
Northamptonshire
NN18 8AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
GARDNER, Melanie Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIELS, Sven Kurt→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GROOM, Shaun Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
DIETACHMAYR, Gregor→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-01-11
GROOM, Shaun Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-11 · resigned 2020-12-31
KOSTKA, Harold Wilfried→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-29 · resigned 2013-01-31
MAUHART, Christoph→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-10-23 · resigned 2015-05-01
SCHAEDLE, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-03-29 · resigned 2014-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/04/2015 | 05/08/2021 |
Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-26