ALTER TECHNOLOGY TUV NORD HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC339198 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-08
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£30.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £30,162
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
£30k
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.2k |
| Current assets | £0 |
| Cash | £0 |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £30.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-12➕DUFFY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➖DUFFY, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-31➕DUFFY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2019-11-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-07➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-01-07➕GOMEZ, Luis appointeddirector
- 2016-01-07➖RUXTON, David Scott, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-07➖ASHBY, William Edward, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2016-01-07➖DUFFY, Stephen, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2016-01-07➖RUXTON, David Scott, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2015-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-12-31➖LYNN, John, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2009-06-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scottish Enterprise
- 2009-05-18➕RUXTON, David Scott, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-18➖MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-18➕ASHBY, William Edward, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-05-18➕DUFFY, Stephen, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-05-18➕LYNN, John, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2008-04-03➕RUXTON, David Scott, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2008-04-03➖MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTER TECHNOLOGY TUV NORD HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2008-03-08➕MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-08➕MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Bain Square
Livingston
EH54 7DQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUFFY, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-01-12
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Active
RUXTON, David Scott, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2016-01-07
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-08 · resigned 2009-05-18
ASHBY, William Edward, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2016-01-07
DUFFY, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-31 · resigned 2024-05-31
DUFFY, Stephen, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2016-01-07
LYNN, John, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2012-12-31
RUXTON, David Scott, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2016-01-07
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-03-08 · resigned 2008-04-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Scottish Enterprise | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 02/06/2009 | 17/12/2015 |
Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02