ALPHA WHISKEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09140356 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 11.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
47 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,384,942

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£5.2m
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.2m£2.3m£3.5m£4.6m£5.8mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.39M£1.37M
Current assets£5.22M£5.80M
Net assets£1.38M£1.37M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-21
    ➕
    WATSON, Inta appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-09-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #5
  18. 2019-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2019-04-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2019-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #6
  21. 2019-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2019-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2019-04-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2016-12-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  25. 2016-12-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  26. 2015-06-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  27. 2014-11-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  28. 2014-11-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  29. 2014-11-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  30. 2014-07-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA WHISKEY LIMITED
  31. 2014-07-21
    ➕
    WATSON, Alexander Samuel Lucas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Samuel Lucas Watson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest21/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

145 High Street
Cheltenham
GL50 1DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WATSON, Alexander Samuel Lucas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-21
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Active
WATSON, Inta→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-21
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property07/12/201608/04/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property07/12/201616/09/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property03/06/201508/04/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property20/11/201408/04/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property18/11/201408/04/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—18/11/201416/09/2019

Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30