A R ALLEN (SHROPSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09191535 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,898

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£7.9k£7.5k
Current assets£8.6k£11.1k
Net assets£7.9k£7.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2015-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A R ALLEN (SHROPSHIRE) LIMITED
  17. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    ALLEN, Anthony Roger appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    BROOKES, Helen Kate appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Roger Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Miss Helen Kate Brookes
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Montbretia Turfmoor
Kinnerley
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 8EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALLEN, Anthony Roger→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-08-28
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Active
BROOKES, Helen Kate→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-28
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06