ALAN REILLY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01779754 · ltd · incorporated 1983-12-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-27
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    REILLY, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    REILLY, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    REILLY, Jakob resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    REILLY, Signe Marie resigned
    director
  21. 2006-01-16
    ➖
    REILLY, Alan Victor resigned
    director
  22. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    REILLY, Signe Marie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    REILLY, Jakob appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    REILLY, Jakob appointed
    director
  25. 1998-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 1983-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN REILLY 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 "REILLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jakob Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated1983-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Registered office

12 Bramble Rise
Cobham
KT11 2HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

REILLY, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-01
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Active
REILLY, Jakob→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-09-01
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Active
REILLY, Ruth Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-27
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Active
REILLY, Jakob→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
REILLY, Signe Marie→
secretary · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
REILLY, Alan Victor→
director · ~80y · resigned 2006-01-16
Resigned
REILLY, Signe Marie→
director · ~81y · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities1 property11/02/1998—
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Recent filings (116 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03