ALLOWAY TEXTILES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC726731 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-18
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-113.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.5y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £113,288

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£113k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£392
Current Liabilities
-£113k-£58k-£3k£52k£107k£163kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-113.3k
Current assets£392
Cash£162.5k
Net assets£-113.3k£-63.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-12-10
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-12-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2024-12-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-10-30
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-10-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Soho Green Pcc Limited/Cell 013
  10. 2023-10-26
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-10-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Soho Green Pcc LTD/Cell 013
  12. 2023-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLOWAY TEXTILES LTD
  14. 2022-03-18
    WITTEVEEN, Nicholas Cornelius appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Nicholas Witteveen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

3 Clairmont Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WITTEVEEN, Nicholas Cornelius
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Soho Green Pcc /Cell 013
Soho Green Pcc Limited/Cell 013
A registered charge1 property27/10/202310/12/2024
satisfied
Soho Green Pcc /Cell 013
Soho Green Pcc LTD/Cell 013
A registered charge05/10/202310/12/2024

Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-18