ALLEN ESTATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03311698 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-03
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 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
92 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-10➖WELLER, Paul Stanley resigneddirector
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-01-29➕AITCHISON, Paul Leonard appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-13➕AITCHISON, Paul Leonard appointeddirector
- 2020-01-13➖PALMER, Michael Edward John resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-13➖PALMER, Michael Edward John resigneddirector
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-31➕KAVANAGH, Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖GILL, Adrian Stuart resigneddirector
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28➕GILL, Adrian Stuart appointeddirector
- 2018-08-28➕PALMER, Michael Edward John appointeddirector
- 2017-09-22➖LIGHT, Matthew James resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-22➕PALMER, Michael Edward John appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-06➕LIGHT, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2016-07-06➖ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2016-07-06➕LIGHT, Matthew James appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-06➖ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2016-07-06➖ALLEN, Michael David resigneddirector
- 2016-07-06➕WELLER, Paul Stanley appointeddirector
- 2015-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-09-01➕ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1997-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Tsb Property Services (Essex) Limited
- 1997-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLEN ESTATES LIMITED
- 1997-02-03➕ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-03➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-03➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-03➕ALLEN, Michael David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Leaders Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Leaders Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALLEN ESTATES LIMITED
This company · 03311698
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leaders Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Building 1 Meadows Business Park
Blackwater
Camberley
GU17 9AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)
AITCHISON, Paul Leonard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AITCHISON, Paul Leonard→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-13
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KAVANAGH, Peter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-12-31
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LIGHT, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-06
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ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 2016-07-06
LIGHT, Matthew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-07-06 · resigned 2017-09-22
PALMER, Michael Edward John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-09-22 · resigned 2020-01-13
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 1997-02-03
ALLEN, Bernadette Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2016-07-06
ALLEN, Michael David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 2016-07-06
GILL, Adrian Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-08-28 · resigned 2018-12-31
PALMER, Michael Edward John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-28 · resigned 2020-01-13
WELLER, Paul Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-06 · resigned 2020-11-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Property Services (Essex) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 08/09/1997 | 02/10/2015 |
Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-11