ALLAN OLIVER REINFORCING LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £319.2k | £320.2k |
| Current assets | £407.9k | £379.2k |
| Cash | £199.2k | £201.1k |
| Debtors | £208.7k | £178.1k |
| Net assets | £312.0k | £310.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
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- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
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- 2015-03-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1999-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLAN OLIVER REINFORCING LIMITED
- 1999-03-17➕OLIVER, Jill Louise appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-17➕OLIVER, Allan appointeddirector
- 1999-03-17➕ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-17➖ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-17➕ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-03-17➖ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OLIVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanGroup structure
Allan Oliver Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allan Oliver Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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8 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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