ALPHA ENGINEERING (SELBY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08408269 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-18
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 2026
Net worth
£361.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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 £361,575
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£297k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£362k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£435k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£174k£261k£348k£435kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£419.4k£310.9k
Current assets£435.2k£423.5k
Cash£297.4k£294.7k
Debtors£130.2k£120.0k
Net assets£361.6k£264.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-02-14
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Ann resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-22
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Justin appointed
    director
  9. 2022-07-22
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Ann resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-22
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-16
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  18. 2016-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA ENGINEERING (SELBY) LIMITED
  20. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Robert Stanley appointed
    director
  22. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-02-18
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ARTHUR, Justin (same surname) appointed 2022-07-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Robert Stanley Arthur
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Arthur
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit 1 Selby Business Park
Bawtry Road
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 8LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ARTHUR, Andrew→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active
ARTHUR, Justin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-07-22
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Active
ARTHUR, Robert Stanley→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active
ARTHUR, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2025-02-14
Resigned
ARTHUR, Ann→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-02-18 · resigned 2022-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23