ALLENS OF OLNEY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00416513 · ltd · incorporated 1946-08-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 66.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 66.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £468.1k |
| Current assets | — | £381.5k |
| Cash | — | £246.8k |
| Debtors | — | £7.9k |
| Net assets | — | £468.1k |
| Average employees | 700 | — |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18➕PANKHURST, Ashley Roades appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-05-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-16➖COX, Ian Robert resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-16➖COX, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 2015-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-31➖FAIREY, Joan resigneddirector
- 2007-07-05➕COX, Ian Robert appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-05➖FAIREY, Joan resignedsecretary
- 1999-10-25➕COX, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 1998-12-25➖FAIREY, Leslie Ernest resigneddirector
- 1960-03-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1946-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLENS OF OLNEY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Carolyn Cox Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
5/6 Market Place
Olney
Bucks.
MK46 4EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PANKHURST, Ashley Roades→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Ian Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2016-10-16
FAIREY, Joan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-07-05
COX, Ian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1999-10-25 · resigned 2016-10-16
FAIREY, Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~112y · resigned 2008-10-31
FAIREY, Leslie Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~112y · resigned 1998-12-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/03/1960 | 26/10/2017 |
Recent filings (102 total)
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2025-07-24
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2024-10-09
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2023-10-26
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2022-10-24
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2022-08-15
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2021-10-29
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2021-07-27
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2020-11-27
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2020-08-01
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2019-10-29
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2019-07-22
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2018-09-06