ALPHA SHOPFITTING LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £287.5k | £263.7k |
| Current assets | £172.3k | £186.2k |
| Net assets | £181.9k | £149.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-11➖HUGHES, Kate resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA SHOPFITTING LTD
- 2018-08-17➕HUGHES, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2018-08-17➕HUGHES, Kate appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew William Hughes Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2021 | — |