ALTERNATIVE PRIMEUR GROUP LTD.

🌳Matureactive
09195381 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,373,571
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,390 YoY
Cash YoY
+169%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 169% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£572k£1.1m£1.7m£2.3m£2.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.37M£1.39M
Current assets£2.86M£2.73M
Cash£6.3k£2.3k
Debtors£2.85M£2.73M
Net assets£1.37M£1.39M

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-10-09
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    HUGHES, James Buchanan resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-07-06
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    BORISOVICH, Roman resigned
    director
  20. 2021-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-06-04
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    HUGHES, James Buchanan appointed
    director
  23. 2021-06-04
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    NELSON, Stephen Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-10-31
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    NELSON, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Alexander James Mcgregor resigned
    director
  27. 2014-11-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Alexander James Mcgregor appointed
    director
  28. 2014-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATIVE PRIMEUR GROUP LTD.
  29. 2014-08-29
    ➕
    CORCORAN, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2014-08-29
    ➕
    STARR, Matthew Adam appointed
    director
  31. 2014-08-29
    ➕
    BORISOVICH, Roman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Adam Starr
Individual · American · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

St. George's Court
Winnington Avenue
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 4EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CORCORAN, Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STARR, Matthew Adam→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORISOVICH, Roman→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-29 · resigned 2021-07-06
Resigned
HUGHES, James Buchanan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-06-04 · resigned 2023-10-09
Resigned
NELSON, Stephen Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2021-06-04
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Alexander James Mcgregor→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-11-09 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-13