ALCO ENGINEERING (MANUFACTURING) LTD

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09285418 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-29
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£965.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). 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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £965,156
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£475k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£965k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£771k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£193k£386k£579k£772k£965kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.04M£962.1k
Current assets£771.2k£933.2k
Cash£475.3k£668.1k
Debtors£262.2k£236.5k
Net assets£965.2k£926.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-08-11
    ➖
    COOKE, Mathew Charles resigned
    director
  8. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALCO ENGINEERING (MANUFACTURING) LTD
  18. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Rosemarie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Rosemarie Ethel appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Simon appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Stephen Wallace appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    COOKE, Mathew Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon James Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/05/2026
Mr Richard Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25500 — SIC 25500

Registered office

High Bullen
St Giles
Torrington
Devon
EX38 7JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

COOKE, Rosemarie→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Richard→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Rosemarie Ethel→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Simon→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Stephen Wallace→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-10-29
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Active
COOKE, Mathew Charles→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10