ALEXANDER ASSOCIATES (SALISBURY) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10844737 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-30
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£118.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £118,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £947 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£118k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.0k | £119.0k |
| Current assets | £164.8k | £160.4k |
| Cash | £103.0k | £88.6k |
| Debtors | £61.8k | £71.8k |
| Net assets | £118.0k | £119.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-07-19✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2017-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDER ASSOCIATES (SALISBURY) LIMITED
- 2017-06-30➕JAMES, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➕JAMES, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John James Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/06/2017 |
Mrs Claudia James Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
7 Scots Lane
Salisbury
SP1 3TR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JAMES, Claudia→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-06-30
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JAMES, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-06-30
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Recent filings (20 total)
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2025-10-24
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2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04