ALLEN-WHITE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03991478 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-12
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
£337.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £337,104
Net assets shrinking
Down £141,797 YoY
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£283k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£337k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£351k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£100k£201k£301k£401k£502kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£339.6k£482.6k
Current assets£350.6k£501.8k
Cash£283.3k£423.9k
Debtors£61.1k£72.7k
Net assets£337.1k£478.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-06
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  11. 2017-11-15
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  12. 2016-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    NEALE, Jacqueline Alison appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-12-31
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    SEED, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN-WHITE LIMITED
  19. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    WHITE, Barrie appointed
    director
  20. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    SEED, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-05-12
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Barrie White
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities

Registered office

Crown Mews, Bath Road
Kings Stanley
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NEALE, Jacqueline Alison→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Barrie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEED, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2000-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15