ALUMINIUM PROFILES UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
08453859 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£129k£258k£386k£515k£644kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets—£540.5k
Current assets—£643.8k
Cash—£330.8k
Debtors—£142.1k
Net assets—£539.0k
Average employees4—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2020-01-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2020-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-05-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2013-05-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2013-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALUMINIUM PROFILES UK LTD
  21. 2013-03-20
    ➕
    STANTE, Donato appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-20
    ➕
    STANTE, Veronica Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 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 68. 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 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 Donato Stante
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Veronica Ann Stante
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
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
Incorporated2013-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Suite 1 Aireside House
Royd Ings Avenue
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STANTE, Donato→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-03-20
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Active
STANTE, Veronica Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/05/201317/01/2020
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/05/201317/01/2020

Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22