ALEXANDRA'S OF ALSAGER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08719866 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£70.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £70,370
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£70k
Current Assets
£146k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £71.4k | — |
| Current assets | £146.1k | — |
| Cash | £2.3k | — |
| Debtors | £2.1k | — |
| Net assets | £70.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDRA'S OF ALSAGER LIMITED
- 2013-10-07➕LOVATT, Alexandra Nicole appointeddirector
- 2013-10-07➕LOVATT, Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-10-07➕LOVATT-HARRISON, Hannah Kimberley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hannah Kimberley Lovatt-Harrison Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2024 |
Miss Alexandra Nicole Lovatt Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Lovattceased 08/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770
Registered office
7 Crewe Road
Alsager
Stoke On Trent
ST7 2EW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LOVATT, Alexandra Nicole→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOVATT, Peter→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2013-10-07
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LOVATT-HARRISON, Hannah Kimberley→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-10-07
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06