ALPHATEQ SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12251808 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-09
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£46.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £46,040
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £48,783 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£46k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £131.3k | £180.1k |
| Current assets | £100.8k | £136.3k |
| Net assets | £46.0k | £94.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-28➕NORLING, Andrew Phipps appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHATEQ SERVICES LTD
- 2019-10-09➕NORLING, Morgan appointeddirector
- 2019-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Phipps Norling Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/06/2022 |
Mr Morgan Norling Individual · British · DOB 06/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
9 Chapel Street
Mumbles
Swansea
SA3 4NH
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NORLING, Andrew Phipps→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORLING, Morgan→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2019-10-09
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23