AL NEWS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08178594 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    SOBUTIENE, Ramute appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-10-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-07-16
    ➕
    SOBUTAS, Robertas appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-16
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    ILEVICIUTE, Dovile resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AL NEWS LTD
  20. 2012-08-14
    ➕
    ILEVICIUTE, Dovile 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

Rrs Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Rrs Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AL NEWS LTD
This company · 08178594

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
Rrs Holdco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robertas Sobutasceased 21/10/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

First Floor 359 High Street
Stratford
London
E15 4QZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SOBUTAS, Robertas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOBUTIENE, Ramute→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ILEVICIUTE, Dovile→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-08-14 · resigned 2014-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02