ALLIED CABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02201540 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-02
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,345,520
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,785,604 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£946k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£945k£1.9m£2.8m£3.8m£4.7mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.35M£3.13M
Current assets£2.95M£4.72M
Cash£945.5k£2.03M
Debtors£1.43M£1.83M
Net assets£1.35M£3.13M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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  2. 2025-04-28
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  3. 2025-01-30
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  4. 2025-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-01-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-01-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2024-09-24
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    capital · SH03
  8. 2024-09-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-09-20
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    capital · SH06
  10. 2024-09-03
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-03
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-08-30
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    CODDINGTON, Lucy Jayne resigned
    director
  13. 2024-08-30
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    TAYLOR, Oliver James resigned
    director
  14. 2024-04-30
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  15. 2023-04-27
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  16. 2022-04-29
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  17. 2021-05-07
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  18. 2020-04-30
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  19. 2019-04-29
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  20. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-31
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  22. 2017-11-30
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    TAYLOR, Howard appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2005-01-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 1999-07-16
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    TAYLOR, Howard resigned
    director
  26. 1997-10-28
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    TAYLOR, Howard appointed
    director
  27. 1997-01-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Georgina appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-01-31
    ➖
    PETERS, John Stewart resigned
    secretary
  29. 1997-01-31
    ➕
    CODDINGTON, Lucy Jayne appointed
    director
  30. 1997-01-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Oliver James appointed
    director
  31. 1987-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED CABLES LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Georgina Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Allied Works
Liverpool Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Georgina→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-31
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Active
TAYLOR, Georgina→
director · ~75y
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Active
TAYLOR, Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-11-30
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Active
PETERS, John Stewart→
secretary · resigned 1997-01-31
Resigned
CODDINGTON, Lucy Jayne→
director · ~51y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 1999-07-16
Resigned
TAYLOR, Oliver James→
director · ~53y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/03/200705/01/2025
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/01/200530/01/2025

Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-09-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-21
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01