ALLISON PIKE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03786028 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

107 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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2400	2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-03-25
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-03-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2024-01-01
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BRAY, John Christopher resigned
director
2023-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-06-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-17
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-03-23
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-07-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-19
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-01
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DUNLOP, Paul Hugh appointed
director
2017-01-01
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HOLCROFT, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2017-01-01
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MAYERS, Richard Darren appointed
director
2017-01-01
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PRYCE, Simon James appointed
director
2017-01-01
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ALLISON, Mark Shenton resigned
director
2015-11-27
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PIKE, Gregory Michael resigned
director
2014-12-31
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PIKE, Aileen Joyce resigned
secretary
2008-04-08
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GILL, Christopher Robert appointed
director
2003-11-28
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HOLCROFT, Mark resigned
director
2001-08-01
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HOLCROFT, Mark appointed
director
1999-06-10
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Company incorporated
As ALLISON PIKE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
1999-06-10
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PIKE, Aileen Joyce appointed
secretary
1999-06-10
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-10
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-10
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ALLISON, Mark Shenton appointed
director
1999-06-10
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BRAY, John Christopher appointed
director
1999-06-10
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PIKE, Gregory Michael appointed
director
1999-06-10
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-06-10
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Robert Gill Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Christopher Brayceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1999-06-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

7 Buxton Road West

Disley

Stockport

Cheshire

SK12 2AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04