ALPHATEC SOFTWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC164246 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£754.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £753,989
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Net Worth
£754k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£216k£431k£647k£863k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£754.0k£749.1k
Current assets£1.08M£1.03M
Cash£40.8k£38.6k
Debtors£963.9k£988.3k
Net assets£754.0k£749.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2023-08-30
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
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    GRIER, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-01-09
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    GRIER, David Joseph resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-22
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  10. 2022-03-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2018-07-01
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  15. 2018-04-26
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  16. 2018-04-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2018-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-02-28
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    DAVIES, Simon John appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-28
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    BROWNING, Russell Grant resigned
    director
  22. 2009-08-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2003-05-14
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    BOYCE, Brian Gerard appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-17
    ➕
    GRIER, David Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2002-05-03
    ➕
    GRIER, David Joseph appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-05-03
    ➖
    OHANLON, Anna Marie resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-03
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Theodore James resigned
    director
  29. 1997-08-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Theodore James appointed
    director
  30. 1996-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALPHATEC SOFTWARE LIMITED
  31. 1996-03-18
    ➕
    OHANLON, Anna Marie appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-03-18
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-03-18
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1996-03-18
    ➕
    BROWNING, Russell Grant appointed
    director
  35. 1996-03-18
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  36. 1996-03-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Group structure

Alphatec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alphatec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALPHATEC SOFTWARE LIMITED
This company · SC164246

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alphatec Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Joseph Grierceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1996-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Eastcroft House
Woodhall Road
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 8PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GRIER, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-09
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Active
BOYCE, Brian Gerard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-05-14
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Active
DAVIES, Simon John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-02-28
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Active
GRIER, David Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIER, David Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-03 · resigned 2023-01-09
Resigned
OHANLON, Anna Marie→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 2002-05-03
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 1996-03-18
Resigned
BROWNING, Russell Grant→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 2012-02-28
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 1996-03-18
Resigned
TAYLOR, Theodore James→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 2002-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property24/08/200926/04/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge2 properties17/05/200226/04/2018

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22