ALCALA ENGINEERING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12823953 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-19
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
18 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕GARCIA SANCHEZ, Maria Cristina appointeddirector
- 2021-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCALA ENGINEERING LTD
- 2020-08-19➕PARSONS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Cristina Garcia Sanchez Individual · Spanish · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/02/2021 |
Mr Michael Parsons Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/08/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GARCIA SANCHEZ, Maria Cristina→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARSONS, Michael→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-12