A & L COMPONENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04450273 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees900700

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2017-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-09-29
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    LEADBETTER, Alan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-09-29
    ➖
    LEADBETTER, Linda Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    LEADBETTER, Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    LEADBETTER, Linda Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A & L COMPONENTS LIMITED
  21. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    REPORTACTION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    REPORTACTION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Leadbetter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/04/2018

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
Incorporated2002-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

170-172 Townsend Lane
Clubmoor
Liverpool
Merseyside
L13 9DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LEADBETTER, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEADBETTER, Alan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEADBETTER, Linda Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2005-09-29
Resigned
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
REPORTACTION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-22