ALPHA SWANSON LTD

🌳Matureactive
08397901 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-11
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£99.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,882
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,273 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£121k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£40k£81k£121k£161k£201kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£100.3k£130.5k
Current assets£160.7k£201.3k
Cash£121.0k£158.8k
Debtors£36.3k£42.3k
Net assets£99.9k£130.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-08-01
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  16. 2018-05-24
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  17. 2018-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-06-03
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    CUTHBERTSON, Clive appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-03
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    TAIT, Jonathan Keith Francis, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-03
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    KOE, Adrian Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-03
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    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2013-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA SWANSON LTD
  23. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    KOE, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 12 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 Clive Cuthbertson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2016
Dr Jonathan Keith Francis Tait
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

8 Marsden Park
James Nicolson Link ,Clifton Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4WX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CUTHBERTSON, Clive→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAIT, Jonathan Keith Francis, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOE, Adrian Michael→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-06-03
Resigned
WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2014-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-17