ALKEN ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-29 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.04M | £2.19M |
| Current assets | £1.39M | £1.29M |
| Cash | £592.8k | £627.9k |
| Debtors | £800.7k | £660.7k |
| Net assets | £2.00M | £2.11M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-04-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-04-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2016-01-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALKEN ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-05-21➕COVERLEY, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Coverley Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coverley Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Coverleyceased 01/04/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2016 | 30/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2016 | 30/03/2026 |