AL.SHAWS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04070850 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-13
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 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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 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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-09-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-14➖SHAW, Irene Nicole resigneddirector
- 2018-06-09➖SHAW, Alistair Oliver resigneddirector
- 2000-12-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-10-01➕SHAW, Malgozata appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-01➕SHAW, Derek appointeddirector
- 2000-10-01➕SHAW, Malgozata appointeddirector
- 2000-10-01➕SHAW, Alistair Oliver appointeddirector
- 2000-10-01➕SHAW, Irene Nicole appointeddirector
- 2000-09-14➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-14➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AL.SHAWS LTD
- 2000-09-13➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-13➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "SHAW" — 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Derek Shaw Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2021 |
Mrs Malgozata Shaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Irene Nicole Shawceased 31/10/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alistair Oliver Shaw (Deceased)ceased 09/06/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
3 West Street
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 1DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
SHAW, Malgozata→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-13 · resigned 2000-09-14
SHAW, Alistair Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2018-06-09
SHAW, Irene Nicole→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2021-01-14
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-13 · resigned 2000-09-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/12/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-09-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06