ALLON COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08080852 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-04-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-06-15
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-22
    ➖
    OLUJINMI, Antonia Olajumoke resigned
    director
  17. 2012-10-02
    ➖
    CARTER, John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-06-27
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    OLUJINMI, Antonia Olajumoke appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLON COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    AKPAN-INWANG, Olufunmilayo Modupe appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    CARTER, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Olufunmilayo Modupe Akpan-Inwang
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest23/05/2017

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
Incorporated2012-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

205 Hunters Hall Road
Hunters Hall Rd
Dagenham
Essex
RM10 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AKPAN-INWANG, Olufunmilayo Modupe→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-23
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Active
CARTER, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2012-10-02
Resigned
OLUJINMI, Antonia Olajumoke→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-06-27 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02