ALDELYME LTD

🌳Matureactive

08061814 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-09

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 May 2025

Net worth

£1.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,376

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↑ 429% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£2.3k	£1.4k
Current assets	£4.9k	£4.9k
Net assets	£1.4k	£260

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2025-02-26
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2024-02-19
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-02-24
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accounts · AA
2019-06-12
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MASON, Karen, Dr appointed
director
2019-06-12
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officers · AP01
2019-04-08
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capital · SH08
2019-03-19
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officers · TM01
2019-02-28
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accounts · AA
2018-05-31
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GUNSTONE, John Matthew resigned
director
2018-02-28
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accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts · AA
2016-05-24
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2016-02-29
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2012-05-09
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Company incorporated
As ALDELYME LTD
2012-05-09
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COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-05-09
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MASON, Michael John appointed
director
2012-05-09
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GUNSTONE, John Matthew appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael John Mason Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/02/2017

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

Incorporated2012-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

C/O Bradshaws Charter Court 2 Wells House Barns, Chester Road

Bretton

Chester

CH4 0DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-09

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Active

MASON, Karen, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2019-06-12

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Active

MASON, Michael John→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-05-09

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Active

GUNSTONE, John Matthew→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

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