ALEON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08752768 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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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 (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
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
32 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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 19 | 1400 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-02-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEON LIMITED
- 2013-10-29➕CASTLEY, Alexander Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-10-29➕SWANN, Jonathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander Ian Castley Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Swann Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| A MCINTYRE CONSULTING LTD→ 15442653 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFTER THE CLICK LTD→ 15831867 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AHEAD IN HR LIMITED→ 10065519 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AHS ASSOCIATES LTD→ 12456236 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AJ CONSULT LTD→ 15744873 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJA CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD→ 10170669 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AJS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 15397905 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKRIVEIA LTD→ 12619778 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALDERMAN GRANGE LTD→ 07686187 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALL FIBRE LTD→ 08955589 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ALLAMHOUSE LIMITED→ 07042898 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALLAN WOOD INSPECTION LIMITED→ 16284976 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4 - 6 Swabys Yard
Walkergate
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 9BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CASTLEY, Alexander Ian→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWANN, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-29
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12