ALLIED HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03033788 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£401.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 31.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £401,274
Net assets shrinking
Down £315 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 62% YoY
Cash YoY
-62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£197
↓ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£401k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£414k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £401.3k | £401.6k |
| Current assets | £413.8k | £414.1k |
| Cash | £197 | £512 |
| Debtors | £413.6k | £413.6k |
| Net assets | £401.3k | £401.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-07➕TAAFFE, Nicolas John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-07➖TAAFFE, Lesley Jeannette resigneddirector
- 2026-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1997-11-25➖TAAFFE, Eleanor resigneddirector
- 1995-05-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 1995-05-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 1995-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIED HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 1995-03-16➕TAAFFE, Nicolas John appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-16➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-16➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-16➕TAAFFE, Eleanor appointeddirector
- 1995-03-16➕TAAFFE, Lesley Jeannette appointeddirector
- 1995-03-16➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-03-16➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicolas John Taaffe Individual · British · DOB 08/1943 · age 83 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30300 — SIC 30300
Registered office
925 Finchley Road
London
NW11 9PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
TAAFFE, Nicolas John→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-03-16
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TAAFFE, Nicolas John→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2026-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1995-03-16
TAAFFE, Eleanor→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1997-11-25
TAAFFE, Lesley Jeannette→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 2026-01-07
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1995-03-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 12/05/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/05/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24