ALAN PICKIN ASSOCIATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08776293 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-15
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees0

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-02
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  3. 2026-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-02-18
    FAIRSTONE GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  5. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2023-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-07-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-07-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2023-07-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-07-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-07-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-07-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-07-05
    BELL, Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2023-07-05
    WILLIAMS, Matthew Howard appointed
    director
  20. 2023-07-05
    PICKIN, Alan resigned
    director
  21. 2023-07-05
    PICKIN, Tracey April resigned
    director
  22. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-06-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  25. 2019-09-23
    PICKIN, Tracey April appointed
    director
  26. 2013-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN PICKIN ASSOCIATES LTD
  27. 2013-11-15
    PICKIN, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Prosperity Wealth Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Prosperity Wealth Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALAN PICKIN ASSOCIATES LTD
This company · 08776293

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prosperity Wealth Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Pickinceased 05/07/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

8 Camberwell Way
Doxford International Business Park
Sunderland
SR3 3XN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BELL, Matthew
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-07-05
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Active
WILLIAMS, Matthew Howard
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-05
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Active
FAIRSTONE GROUP LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2026-02-18
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Active
PICKIN, Alan
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-15 · resigned 2023-07-05
Resigned
PICKIN, Tracey April
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2023-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-03
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-06