ALDER TRUST

🌳Matureactive
08821484 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-12-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
    BROWN, Ruth resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-17
    HARDING, Jamie resigned
    director
  8. 2023-02-28
    BROWN, Ruth appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-11-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-11-11
    HULL, Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-25
    BARCLAY, David Ian appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-01-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-01-23
    ARTHUR, Anthony Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2022-01-23
    TAYLOR, Elizabeth Rose resigned
    director
  19. 2021-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-12-01
    RUST, Jonathan Daniel resigned
    director
  21. 2021-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-01-26
    GRANT, Pauline Ann, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2020-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2020-05-01
    HARDING, Jamie appointed
    director
  27. 2019-11-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2019-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2019-11-22
    GRANT, Pauline Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2019-06-27
    NELSON, Abigail Mary resigned
    director
  31. 2019-02-08
    CLARKE, Sheelagh appointed
    director
  32. 2019-02-08
    SPRINGETT, Haydn Peter resigned
    director
  33. 2019-02-08
    WEBB, Clive Patrick resigned
    director
  34. 2018-12-10
    RUST, Jonathan Daniel appointed
    director
  35. 2016-12-01
    NELSON, Abigail Mary appointed
    director
  36. 2016-11-01
    CLARKE, Philip James, Dr appointed
    director
  37. 2016-04-22
    WOODMAN, Paul David resigned
    director
  38. 2015-06-01
    TAYLOR, Elizabeth Rose appointed
    director
  39. 2013-12-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDER TRUST
  40. 2013-12-19
    SPRINGETT, Haydn Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2013-12-19
    WEBB, Clive Patrick appointed
    director
  42. 2013-12-19
    WOODMAN, Paul David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

107 Firgrove Road
Southampton
SO15 3ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

ARTHUR, Anthony Andrew
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-01-23
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Active
BARCLAY, David Ian
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-25
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Active
CLARKE, Philip James, Dr
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-01
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Active
CLARKE, Sheelagh
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active
HULL, Stephen Charles
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-11-11
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Active
BROWN, Ruth
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-02-28 · resigned 2024-09-25
Resigned
GRANT, Pauline Ann, Dr
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
HARDING, Jamie
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2023-06-17
Resigned
NELSON, Abigail Mary
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2019-06-27
Resigned
RUST, Jonathan Daniel
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-12-10 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
SPRINGETT, Haydn Peter
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
TAYLOR, Elizabeth Rose
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2022-01-23
Resigned
WEBB, Clive Patrick
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
WOODMAN, Paul David
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-19 · resigned 2016-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-24