KELLARS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04173322 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,000,619
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
Net Worth
£2.0m
Current Assets
£12m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.92M |
| Current assets | £12.23M |
| Cash | £165.5k |
| Debtors | £7.47M |
| Net assets | £2.00M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02➕GOSS, John Harry appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-28➖FRANCIS, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-01➕FRANCIS, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-10-01➕DUCE, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-07-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2018-04-30➕MAGUIRE JNR, Jason James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-30➕MAGUIRE SNR, Jason James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-30➖ALDOUS, Penelope Jane resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-30➖ALDOUS, Charles Frank resigneddirector
- 2018-04-30➖ALDOUS, Penelope Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-09-01➕ALDOUS, Penelope Jane appointeddirector
- 2014-07-18➖DEAN, Simon Thornton resigneddirector
- 2001-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-03-08➕ALDOUS, Penelope Jane appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-08➖LOR (SECRETARY) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-03-08➕DEAN, Simon Thornton appointeddirector
- 2001-03-08➖LOR (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-03-07➕ALDOUS, Charles Frank appointeddirector
- 2001-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs KELLARS LIMITED
- 2001-03-06➕LOR (SECRETARY) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-03-06➕LOR (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Lindens Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lindens Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KELLARS LIMITED
This company · 04173322
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindens Investments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Penelope Jane Aldousceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Charles Frank Aldousceased 30/04/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSLIEM LTD→ 15552487 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AXIS PACKAGING LIMITED→ 16483147 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAC OFFICE EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 03006984 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| BAKERK LIMITED→ 16446038 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARBARA ANN LIMITED→ 16843328 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARRIES ICES LTD→ 02008587 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| BEIN ALQUTBEIN INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD→ 16814680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEST TOUCH SERVICES LTD→ 16517480 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIRCH DIRECT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15640022 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLACKWELL TRADING LTD→ 16327368 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Registered office
The Future Business Park
Darlington Road
Shildon
Durham
DL4 2RB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
DUCE, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOSS, John Harry→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGUIRE JNR, Jason James→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2018-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGUIRE SNR, Jason James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALDOUS, Penelope Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-08 · resigned 2018-04-30
LOR (SECRETARY) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-08
ALDOUS, Charles Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2018-04-30
ALDOUS, Penelope Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2018-04-30
DEAN, Simon Thornton→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-03-08 · resigned 2014-07-18
FRANCIS, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-01 · resigned 2022-04-28
LOR (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-08
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 12/07/2019 | 23/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 25/04/2001 | 13/04/2018 |
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Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29