ALKAFLO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10870237 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-17
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
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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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALKAFLO LTD
- 2017-07-17➕TILEY, Sandra Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-17➕TILEY, John Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2017-07-17➕TILEY, Sandra Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
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Mrs Sandra Elizabeth Tiley Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2017 |
John Malcolm Tiley Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590
Registered office
Unit 5a The Boulevard
Altira Business Park
Herne Bay
CT6 6GZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
TILEY, Sandra Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-07-17
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TILEY, John Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-07-17
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TILEY, Sandra Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-07-17
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08