ALCUIN HOMES (YORKSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09539730 · 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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2019-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-09
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    WATERS, Samantha Louise resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-09
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    WATERS, Scott Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-31
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    MARCHANT, Esther appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-31
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    WATERS, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCUIN HOMES (YORKSHIRE) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2015-04-13
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Richard Simon appointed
    director
  23. 2015-04-13
    ➕
    WATERS, Scott Andrew 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 Richard Simon Marchant
Individual · English · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/04/2019
Mrs Esther Marchant
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/04/2019

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

98c Tadcaster Road
Dringhouses
York
YO24 1LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MARCHANT, Esther→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-31
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Active
MARCHANT, Richard Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-13
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Active
WATERS, Samantha Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned
WATERS, Scott Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-13 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26