ALTRA SOLUTIONS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16322185 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-17
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13➕DUAN, Min appointeddirector
- 2025-11-13➖CHEN, Junfeng, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-28➕CHEN, Junfeng, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-03-28➖QIN, Qing, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTRA SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2025-03-17➕QIN, Qing, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Min Duan Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | — | — | board controlboard control | 31/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Junfeng Chenceased 13/11/2025· board control
- Dr Qing Qinceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Unit 9 Caxton House Broad Street
Great Cambourne
Cambridge
CB23 6JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
CHEN, Junfeng, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-28 · resigned 2025-11-13
QIN, Qing, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-03-17 · resigned 2025-03-28
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-17