ALPHA CONTROL SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11655388 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-01
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£84.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,763

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£85k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£89kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£98.0k£93.6k
Current assets£89.4k£74.9k
Net assets£84.8k£78.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-04-06
    WILCOCK, Gemma appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
    WILCOCK, Antony appointed
    director
  14. 2019-03-01
    LOY, Craig resigned
    director
  15. 2019-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-11-05
    LOY, Craig appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-05
    WILCOCK, Gemma resigned
    director
  23. 2018-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA CONTROL SOLUTIONS LTD
  25. 2018-11-01
    WILCOCK, Gemma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gemma Wilcock
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2024
Mr Antony Wilcock
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gemma Wilcockceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Niccolive Road
Sunderland
SR3 2GQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILCOCK, Antony
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
WILCOCK, Gemma
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-04-06
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Active
LOY, Craig
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
WILCOCK, Gemma
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2018-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31