ALTERNATECH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09849531 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29310
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-14
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  8. 2020-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2020-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2019-10-02
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2016-07-05
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    SIMPSON, Bruce Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATECH LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-30
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    KING, David Samuel appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-30
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    LIMA GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Lima Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lima Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALTERNATECH LIMITED
This company · 09849531

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lima Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29310 — SIC 29310

Registered office

Sutton Scotney Mot & Repair Centre Sutton Scotney
Bullington Lane
Winchester
Hampsire
SO21 3LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KING, David Samuel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-30
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Active
SIMPSON, Bruce Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-07-05
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Active
LIMA GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-10-30
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2020-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-14