ALLPINE (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04314411 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-37.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,802
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£38k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-16.2k | £-13.4k |
| Current assets | £26.6k | £19.4k |
| Cash | — | £119 |
| Debtors | £2.2k | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £-37.8k | £-39.3k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-25➕HALL, Elaine Alexandra appointedsecretary
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-25➖HALL, Elaine Alexandra resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-12-14➕HALL, Nigel Stuart appointeddirector
- 2001-12-14➕HALL, Elaine Alexandra appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLPINE (UK) LIMITED
- 2001-10-31➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2001-10-31➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2001-10-31➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2001-10-31➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Stuart Hall Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elaine Alexandra Hall Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 8RCC LIMITED→ 14903157 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A MISCHIEF LTD→ 15195773 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AAA INTEGRATIONS PVT LTD→ 14671707 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGATHON GAMING LIMITED→ 15383302 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| APEX GLOBAL SUPPLY LIMITED→ 16965794 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
Rowan House
7 West Bank
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 4DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HALL, Elaine Alexandra→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Nigel Stuart→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2001-10-31
HALL, Elaine Alexandra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2019-07-25
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2001-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/01/2013 | 25/01/2023 |
Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-05