ALSTON HOLDCO LTD
🌱Startupactive
15910453 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-21
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,104
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£100k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £811.1k |
| Current assets | £100.2k |
| Net assets | £11.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALSTON HOLDCO LTD
- 2024-08-21➕NIMMO, Christian John appointeddirector
- 2024-08-21➕NIMMO, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2024-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.)
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| AJ SAFE GUARD LIMITED→ 16800830 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
37 Fraser Close
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0TD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NIMMO, Christian John→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-08-21
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NIMMO, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-08-21
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Recent filings (14 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-21