ALCELI LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC535051 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-59.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26600
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59,011
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£59k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-55.4k | £-32.9k |
| Current assets | £1.4k | £6.9k |
| Net assets | £-59.0k | £-36.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-22➕HUNT, Dao appointeddirector
- 2023-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-02-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-02-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-02-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-02-21➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCELI LIMITED
- 2016-05-10➕HUNT, Steven Mark, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
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.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Mark Hunt Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26600 — SIC 26600
Registered office
Enterprise Centre Aberdeen Science And Energy Park
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8GX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HUNT, Steven Mark, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-05-10
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-02-21 · resigned 2024-08-06
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21