ALEX MITCHELL LIMITED
- 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-28.0k | £-18.2k |
| Current assets | £5.0k | £1.4k |
| Cash | £1 | — |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £-39.4k | £-37.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-12➕SYME, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2023-10-12➖GREER, Katherine Helen resigneddirector
- 2023-10-12➖GREER, Paul Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-01➖MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson resigneddirector
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-22➕GREER, Paul Alexander appointeddirector
- 2013-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX MITCHELL LIMITED
- 2013-06-26➕GREER, Katherine Helen appointeddirector
- 2013-06-26➕MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Syme Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Syme Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/10/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Greerceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Katherine Helen Greerceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alexander Turner Thomson Mitchellceased 31/03/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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