ALLEN BROS. (ELECTRICAL FACTORS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01039794 · ltd · incorporated 1972-01-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£165.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £165,378
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,772 YoY
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£165k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£348k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£70k£139k£209k£278k£348kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£165.4k£209.3k
Current assets£347.7k£344.5k
Cash£16.8k£13.0k
Debtors£160.5k£161.3k
Net assets£165.4k£200.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-18
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    ALLEN, Joseph appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-10-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-04-19
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-04-13
    ➖
    ALLEN, David Leslie resigned
    director
  18. 2015-10-15
    ➕
    ALLEN, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-10-15
    ➖
    ALLEN, Marianne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    ALLEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2001-01-26
    ➖
    ALLEN, Marianne resigned
    director
  22. 1972-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN BROS. (ELECTRICAL FACTORS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ALLEN, Joseph (same surname) appointed 2025-03-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mrs Marianne Allen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Christopher Allen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1972-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439

Registered office

724 London Road
Leigh On Sea
Essex
SS9 3NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-15
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Active
ALLEN, Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-01-26
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Active
ALLEN, Joseph→
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-03-18
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Active
ALLEN, Marianne→
secretary · resigned 2015-10-15
Resigned
ALLEN, David Leslie→
director · ~84y · resigned 2017-04-13
Resigned
ALLEN, Marianne→
director · ~85y · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15