ALFORD FR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC522543 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 1 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-16
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  13. 2021-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-08
    ➖
    PCF PRINT MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2016-01-15
    ➖
    PCF LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2016-01-15
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    PCF PRINT MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2015-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFORD FR LIMITED
  23. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    BREADEN, Steven James appointed
    director
  24. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    ATMOS SOLUTIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    PCF LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Atmos Solutions Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Atmos Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
⬇
ALFORD FR LIMITED
This company · SC522543

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Atmos Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Clarity Accounting (Scotland) Ltd
234 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BREADEN, Steven James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATMOS SOLUTIONS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PCF LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2016-01-15
Resigned
PCF PRINT MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11