ALGAECON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14208977 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 10 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 10 → 13
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 20590SIC 20590
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 3 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-07 | 2024-08-07 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-07-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALGAECON LTD
- 2022-07-01➕O'SHEA, Gemma Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➕O'SHEA, Ryan Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
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Mr Ryan Michael O'Shea Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2022 |
Miss Gemma Louise O'Shea Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
The Poplars Hunston Road
Badwell Ash
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP31 3DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
O'SHEA, Gemma Louise→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'SHEA, Ryan Michael→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-01