ALT PROGRAMMES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08583762 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12➕CROOKS, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-08-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALT PROGRAMMES LIMITED
- 2013-06-25➕CROOKS, Richard Michael appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-25➕TITLEY, Alix Lesley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Alix Lesley Titley Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
22 St. Helens Road
Hayling Island
PO11 0BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CROOKS, Richard Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-06-25
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CROOKS, Richard Michael→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-12
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TITLEY, Alix Lesley→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-25
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-03
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10