ALLMAND - SMITH LIMITED
📈Growthactive
00960001 · ltd · incorporated 1969-08-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58190Other publishing activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 24.1y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
150 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,364,466
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.36M | £1.05M |
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-24🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2023-08-24🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2023-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-06-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2021-09-24🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-05-07🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-02-15🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-10-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-08-04🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-08-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2012-04-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-08-15➖ALLMAND-SMITH, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2010-07-05➖ALLMAND-SMITH, Hazel Mary resigneddirector
- 2006-08-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-08-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-02-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-05-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-05-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-04-17➕ALLMAND SMITH, Stephen appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Allmand-Smith Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Allmand-Smith Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ALLMAND - SMITH LIMITED
This company · 00960001
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allmand-Smith Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/07/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin Allmand-Smithceased 31/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Oliver Timothy Allmand-Smithceased 31/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen Peter Allmand-Smithceased 31/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Bank House
Market Square
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1ET
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
ALLMAND SMITH, Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLMAND-SMITH, Martin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1991-01-10
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ALLMAND-SMITH, Oliver Timothy→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1991-01-10
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ALLMAND-SMITH, Stephen Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1991-01-10
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ALLMAND-SMITH, Peter John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-04-17
ALLMAND-SMITH, Hazel Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2010-07-05
ALLMAND-SMITH, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2011-08-15
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 21/06/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2021 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/05/2019 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2019 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/10/2017 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/08/2017 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/08/2017 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/12/2014 | 29/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/04/2012 | 29/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/02/2006 | 29/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 16/08/2006 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/05/2002 | 16/08/2006 |
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Recent filings (150 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11