ALUCOR LIMITED
- 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
- 25990SIC 25990
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.6k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £11.2k | £9.3k |
| Cash | £8.5k | £5.4k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £9.6k | £1.3k |
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
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUCOR LIMITED
- 2021-02-11➕MCCREADIE, Hugh David appointeddirector
- 2021-02-11➕MCCREADIE, Richard Henry appointeddirector
- 2021-02-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hugh David Mccreadie Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/02/2021 |
Mr Rowland Timothy Mccreadie Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/02/2021 |
Mr Richard Henry Mccreadie Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · DN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & P GODFREY TRANSPORT LTD→ 13879881 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A.F.T. (UK) LIMITED→ 01956602 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| A.M. PACKAGING LIMITED→ 01525421 · est 1980 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| AC EXPRESS KITCHENS LTD→ 16735830 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADANSONIA CONFECTIONERY MACHINERY SALES LIMITED→ 12489683 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALEXANDRA MARINE & LEISURE LTD→ 13452719 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALLIANCE-GROUP LIMITED→ 08940830 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ALLIED PROTEK ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08355388 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ALLSIGNS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 03794781 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ALPHA PACKAGING & STRAPPING LIMITED→ 05046238 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ALTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 06682210 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ALUMINIUM RAINWATER SYSTEMS LTD→ 16769652 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.