ALPHA DOG BEHAVIOUR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08929823 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-10
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
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 (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £45.1k |
| Current assets | — | £38.8k |
| Cash | — | £30.9k |
| Debtors | — | £7.9k |
| Net assets | — | £45.1k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA DOG BEHAVIOUR LIMITED
- 2014-03-10➕JONES, Sara Christine appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-10➕JONES, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2014-03-10➕JONES, Sara Christine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 63. 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sara Christine Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACTIVE YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES C.I.C.→ 09604920 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AFRINOVA STUDIO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 16810884 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMIR-BAZ EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD→ 13849553 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASCENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST→ 16305343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ATHLETE IMPACT LTD→ 16196469 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AUTISM INCLUSION CIC→ 08185162 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BEE WELL TOGETHER CIC→ 14333492 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BELLA MIA TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED→ 13463544 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BESEGRA TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 11590228 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BIKE SKILLS LTD→ 16610016 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIMMAUK LIMITED→ 12936930 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
The Hayloft Spring Grove Barns
Kidderminster Road
Bewdley
Worcestershire
DY12 1LQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Sara Christine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-03-10
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JONES, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-10
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JONES, Sara Christine→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-10
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14