ALLEN INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03207685 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-04
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 29.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees50005000

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-17
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    ALLEN, Lynn Sarah appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-22
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2019-10-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  12. 2019-06-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-06-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  14. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-02-28
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    MATTHEWS, Simon resigned
    director
  20. 2010-06-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Lynn Sarah appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-01-01
    ➖
    ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Simon appointed
    director
  24. 1999-10-31
    ➖
    ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 1996-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 1996-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  27. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, John Mark appointed
    director
  28. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-06-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1996-06-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 John Mark Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares04/06/2016

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
Incorporated1996-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1a Morses Lane
Industrial Estate
Brightlingsea
Essex
CO7 0SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ALLEN, Lynn Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-01
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Active
ALLEN, John Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-04
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Active
ALLEN, Lynn Sarah→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1996-06-04
Resigned
ALLEN, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1999-10-31
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Simon→
director · ~50y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1996-06-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property17/10/2019—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—18/06/2019—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property02/08/199626/06/2010
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02