ALU TEC MARINE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC233253 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£138.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £138,015
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£138k
↑ 241% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£183kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£174.9k£68.2k
Current assets£183.4k£169.6k
Cash£132.2k£96.0k
Debtors£32.1k£56.8k
Net assets£138.0k£40.4k

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. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-09-18
    ➕
    PAYNE, Karen appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-06-09
    ➖
    PAYNE, Karen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    PAYNE, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALU TEC MARINE LTD.
  21. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    PAYNE, Edwin James appointed
    director
  22. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edwin James Payne
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2002-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

Unit 3 Morris Park
37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PAYNE, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2025-09-18
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Active
PAYNE, Edwin James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-06-25
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Active
PAYNE, Karen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2014-06-09
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06