ALAN GRAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02714048 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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2025-03-19
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2024-03-20
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2023-03-30
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2022-03-25
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2022-03-11
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2022-03-11
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2022-03-11
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officers · TM02
2022-03-11
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officers · TM01
2022-02-24
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GRAY, Roslyn appointed
secretary
2022-02-24
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GRAY, Marguerite resigned
secretary
2022-02-24
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GRAY, Alan resigned
director
2022-02-24
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GRAY, Marguerite resigned
director
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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2019-03-19
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2018-03-28
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2017-05-15
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capital · SH01
2017-03-14
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accounts · AA
2008-04-07
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GRAY, John appointed
director
1992-07-30
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BELL, Gillian Marie resigned
secretary
1992-07-30
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GRAY, Marguerite appointed
secretary
1992-07-30
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BELL, Gillian Marie resigned
director
1992-07-30
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GRAY, Alan appointed
director
1992-07-30
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GRAY, Marguerite appointed
director
1992-07-30
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JAMES, John Nicholas resigned
director
1992-05-26
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BELL, Gillian Marie appointed
secretary
1992-05-26
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-05-26
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BELL, Gillian Marie appointed
director
1992-05-26
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JAMES, John Nicholas appointed
director
1992-05-26
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1992-05-13
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Company incorporated
As ALAN GRAY LIMITED
1992-05-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-05-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
John Gray Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	07/04/2016
Mrs Roslyn Gray Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ABERCROMBIES INTERIORS LTD→ 15442057 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ALLIANCE FIXING SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 04495646 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
AMBITE LTD→ 12721484 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AMS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTRS LIMITED→ 15725091 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ANDERSON & GARLAND LIMITED→ 02717623 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	—	—
ANNITSFORD CONVENIENCE STORE LTD→ 14128361 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ANTI COUNTERFEITING AND COMPLIANCE GROUP LTD→ 16711833 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ANTOINETTE'S GOLD LIMITED→ 15634743 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ANVILCO LTD→ 12791851 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
APACS SPORTS LIMITED→ 10432894 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
APATES SOLUTIONS UK LTD→ 14003765 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1992-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

383l Jedburgh Court

11th Avenue,Team Valley Tr. Est

Gateshead

Tyne & Wear

NE11 3RQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-27

Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

GRAY, Roslyn→

secretary · appointed 2022-02-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAY, John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-04-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BELL, Gillian Marie→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-26 · resigned 1992-07-30

Resigned

GRAY, Marguerite→

secretary · appointed 1992-07-30 · resigned 2022-02-24

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-13 · resigned 1992-05-26

Resigned

BELL, Gillian Marie→

director · ~58y · appointed 1992-05-26 · resigned 1992-07-30

Resigned

GRAY, Alan→

director · ~80y · appointed 1992-07-30 · resigned 2022-02-24

Resigned

GRAY, Marguerite→

director · ~80y · appointed 1992-07-30 · resigned 2022-02-24

Resigned

JAMES, John Nicholas→

director · ~73y · appointed 1992-05-26 · resigned 1992-07-30

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-13 · resigned 1992-05-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-11

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-03-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-03-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-14