ALFA POWDER COATING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09534795 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees10001100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-06
    ➕
    MURRELL, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-08-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-10-29
    ➖
    PRO-FIX (GPS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  14. 2021-10-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-05-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-02
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  20. 2020-09-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-09-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    MURRELL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-01
    ➖
    WICKENS, Mark Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    PRO-FIX (GPS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2019-05-23
    ➖
    SOLDANO, Felice resigned
    director
  26. 2016-10-31
    ➕
    WICKENS, Mark Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2016-10-21
    ➖
    SWEETING, Glyn Patrick resigned
    director
  28. 2015-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFA POWDER COATING LIMITED
  29. 2015-04-09
    ➕
    SOLDANO, Felice appointed
    director
  30. 2015-04-09
    ➕
    SWEETING, Glyn Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Murrell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Felice Soldanoceased 23/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Mark Ian Wickensceased 01/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

38 Mayfly Way
Ardleigh
Colchester
CO7 7WX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MURRELL, Deborah Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRELL, Stephen John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOLDANO, Felice→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2019-05-23
Resigned
SWEETING, Glyn Patrick→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
WICKENS, Mark Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-10-31 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
PRO-FIX (GPS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2021-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-08