ALUN WILLIAMS LTD

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SC431926 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1000

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-09-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-11-15
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    WILLIAMS, Alun Tudno appointed
    director
  17. 2012-11-15
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    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-11-15
    ➖
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-15
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    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALUN WILLIAMS LTD
  21. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLIAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alun Tudno Williams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

6 St Colme
Edinburgh
EH3 6AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Alun Tudno→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-15
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Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2012-11-15
Resigned
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2012-11-15
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2012-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27