ALPACA EVOLUTION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10815464 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01440
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-01➕HARRINGTON SMITH, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01➕ISSEYEGH, Shirley Joy Patricia appointeddirector
- 2017-08-01➖CUE, Bernard Godfrey resigneddirector
- 2017-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPACA EVOLUTION LIMITED
- 2017-06-13➕CUE, Bernard Godfrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Shirley Joy Patricia Isseyegh Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 12/09/2017 |
Mr Nicholas John Harrington Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bernard Cueceased 12/09/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01440 — SIC 01440
Registered office
Fair Winter Farm Buckingham Road
Singleborough
Milton Keynes
MK17 0RB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARRINGTON SMITH, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ISSEYEGH, Shirley Joy Patricia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUE, Bernard Godfrey→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2017-06-13 · resigned 2017-08-01
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-07-30