ALFORD AND FORD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01796209 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 35.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,220,565
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£834k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.22M | £1.03M |
| Current assets | £1.82M | £1.68M |
| Cash | £834.2k | £680.7k |
| Debtors | £825.6k | £780.8k |
| Net assets | £1.22M | £1.03M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-13📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21➕ALFORD, Gary James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕ALFORD, Scott Antony, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕TAYLOR, Natalie appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➖FORD, Loraine resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-31➖FORD, Peter Edward resigneddirector
- 2001-06-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Mayor & Commonalty & Citizens of the City of London
- 1990-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1984-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFORD AND FORD LIMITED
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)
Group structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Sk Alford Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Lpd Alford Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Ntst Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ALFORD AND FORD LIMITED
This company · 01796209
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sk Alford Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2026 |
Lpd Alford Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2026 |
Ntst Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2026 |
Mr David William Alford Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David William Alfordceased 21/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
16 Central Markets
East Market Building
Smithfield
London
EC1A 9PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ALFORD, Gary James, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-03-21
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ALFORD, Scott Antony, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Natalie→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORD, Loraine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-07-31
FORD, Peter Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2015-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mayor & Commonalty & Citizens of the City of London | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 21/06/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 02/07/1990 | 22/11/2022 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-29
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-01-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04