ALMAC FOUNDER SHARE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI070915 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-10-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-01-01
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    HAYBURN, Colin resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-01-01
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    HAYBURN, Colin resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-17
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    IRVINE, John appointed
    director
  14. 2020-08-17
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2018-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2016-08-22
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    IRVINE, John Walter resigned
    director
  22. 2010-01-12
    ➖
    MCCLAY, Allen James, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    RICHARD, Miliken resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMAC FOUNDER SHARE COMPANY LIMITED
  25. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Alan David appointed
    director
  26. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    HAYBURN, Colin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    HAYBURN, Colin appointed
    director
  29. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    IRVINE, John Walter appointed
    director
  30. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    MCCLAY, Allen James, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    RICHARD, Miliken appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Irvine
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting17/08/2020
Mr Stephen Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alan David Armstrong
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Hayburnceased 01/01/2023· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-10-31
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Almac House
20 Seagoe Industrial Estate
Craigavon
BT63 5QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Alan David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Stephen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRVINE, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYBURN, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
HAYBURN, Colin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
IRVINE, John Walter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2016-08-22
Resigned
MCCLAY, Allen James, Dr→
director · ~94y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2010-01-12
Resigned
RICHARD, Miliken→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-26