ALAN SALISBURY LIMITED

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04365495 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-01
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
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
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,196

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 261% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£52k£69k£86kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£9.2k£9.6k
Current assets£60.6k£86.2k
Net assets£9.2k£2.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-03-31
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    ADVANTAGE ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2008-08-01
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    ADVANTAGE ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-07-31
    ➖
    RYDER, Keith John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    RAYSON, Carl Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    RYDER, Keith John resigned
    director
  21. 2003-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2002-09-20
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    GIDDINS, Mathew John appointed
    director
  23. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    RYDER, Keith John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    RYDER, Keith John appointed
    director
  25. 2002-08-30
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    SALISBURY, John Alan resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-30
    ➖
    SALISBURY, John Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2002-08-30
    ➖
    SALISBURY, Robert Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    RAYSON, Carl Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2002-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN SALISBURY LIMITED
  30. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    SALISBURY, John Alan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    SALISBURY, John Alan appointed
    director
  34. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    SALISBURY, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  35. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 24 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.)

Group structure

Windmill Plants & Nurseries Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Windmill Plants & Nurseries Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALAN SALISBURY LIMITED
This company · 04365495

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Windmill Plants & Nurseries Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2024
Mr Matthew John Giddins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Oakdene Farmyard Fleetwood Road
Greenhalgh
Preston
PR4 3HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

GIDDINS, Mathew John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYDER, Keith John→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
SALISBURY, John Alan→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
ADVANTAGE ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
RAYSON, Carl Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
RYDER, Keith John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
SALISBURY, John Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
SALISBURY, Robert Alan→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/01/2003—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-22