AUDIO LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08133903 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-06
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: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
38 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2025-04-28
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  3. 2024-02-07
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  4. 2023-06-07
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  5. 2023-06-07
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  6. 2023-06-07
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  7. 2023-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-15
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  14. 2017-01-16
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  15. 2016-09-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2012-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDIO LOGISTICS LIMITED
  17. 2012-07-06
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    ALINGTON, Sally Angela appointed
    director
  18. 2012-07-06
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    ALINGTON, Tobias Hugh Argenthyne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 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 64. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tobias Hugh Argenthyne Alington
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sally Angela Alington
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
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
Incorporated2012-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Crossways Business Centre
Bicester Road
Aylesbury
HP18 0RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-20
Last: 2026-07-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALINGTON, Sally Angela→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-07-06
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Active
ALINGTON, Tobias Hugh Argenthyne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-06
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09