49 ALPHA ROAD FREEHOLD LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10945069 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-09-04
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
£19.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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, 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,343

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£19k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£19.3k£19.1k
Current assets£1.1k£874
Net assets£19.3k£19.1k

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 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    DAVIES, Debra Joan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-31
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2024-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-12-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
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  13. 2019-07-02
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  14. 2019-02-27
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  15. 2019-02-27
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  16. 2019-02-27
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  17. 2019-02-19
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    SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2019-02-19
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    ASTIN, Colin Paul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-02-19
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  20. 2019-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-02-19
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-02-13
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    KNIGHT, Adam James resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-29
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    DAVIES, Debra Joan appointed
    director
  24. 2018-09-10
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Adam James appointed
    director
  25. 2018-04-26
    ➕
    ASTIN, Colin Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 49 ALPHA ROAD FREEHOLD LTD
  27. 2017-09-04
    ➕
    ASTIN, Colin Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2017-09-04
    ➕
    ASTIN, Damon Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Barn, Downing Park Station Road
Swaffham Bulbeck
Cambridge
CB25 0NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTIN, Colin Paul→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTIN, Damon Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTIN, Colin Paul→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-26 · resigned 2019-02-19
Resigned
DAVIES, Debra Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-01-29 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
KNIGHT, Adam James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2019-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15