ALFATECH GARAGE SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFATECH GARAGE SERVICES LTD
- 2017-07-06➕CATON, Sean Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-07-06➕ROBERTSHAW, Daniel Steven appointeddirector
- 2017-07-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Steven Robertshaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/07/2017 |
Mr Sean Stephen Caton Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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