ALC INVESTMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10860016 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-28➕CATACOS, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2022-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2021-06-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2017-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALC INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2017-07-11➕CATACOS, Paris George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Michelle Catacos Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/07/2024 |
Mr Paris George Catacos Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Reigate Group Limitedceased 11/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A39 PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 14771453 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
First Floor, Units 3/4 Cranmere Court, Lustleigh Close
Matford Business Park
Exeter
Devon
EX2 8PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CATACOS, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CATACOS, Paris George→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04