ALCUIN HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09539578 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-13
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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 £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30
Total assets£2
Net assets£2

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCUIN HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2015-04-13
    WATERS, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-13
    WATERS, Scott Andrew 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 11 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

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 Scott Andrew Waters
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Samantha Louise Waters
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Office Newhall Farm
Grange Moor
Wakefield
WF4 4BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WATERS, Samantha Louise
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-04-13
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Active
WATERS, Scott Andrew
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-13
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-01