ALEXLAKE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

12473377 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-20

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 31020

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (8 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Average employees	5	500

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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officers · AP01
2026-06-01
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officers · AP01
2026-06-01
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officers · AP01
2026-05-22
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EVANS, Andrew Lee appointed
director
2026-05-22
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EVANS, Gareth appointed
director
2026-05-22
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MOUNSEY, Daniel appointed
director
2026-04-29
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mortgage · MR01
2026-04-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2025-12-02
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-02
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-11-17
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accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-26
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-12
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-11-21
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accounts · AA
2023-04-06
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mortgage · MR01
2023-04-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2022-11-18
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-11-18
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
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capital · SH19
2022-03-17
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legacy
capital · SH20
2022-03-17
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-03-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2020-03-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Stephen Michael Hill
2020-02-20
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Company incorporated
As ALEXLAKE LIMITED
2020-02-20
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BOLTON, Alan appointed
director
2020-02-20
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HILL, Martin Stuart appointed
director
2020-02-20
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HILL, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2020-02-20
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MOTTRAM, Richard George appointed
director
2020-02-20
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WARDROPE, Keith appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-03-17: legacy

Group structure

Redbeam Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Redbeam Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALEXLAKE LIMITED

This company · 12473377

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Redbeam Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	10/03/2020
Mr Martin Stuart Hill Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	10/03/2020
Mr Stephen Michael Hill Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/02/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Malcolm George Hillceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2020-02-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Hpp Pinnacle Limited

Scottfield Road

Oldham

Lancashire

OL8 1LA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19