ALLENHEADS TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04534940 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-09-13

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£166.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (9 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 12 total, 12 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £165,995

Net assets shrinking

Down £10,257 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£166k

↓ 5.8% YoY

Current Assets

£28k

↓ 4.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£166.0k	£176.3k
Current assets	£28.0k	£29.4k
Net assets	£166.0k	£176.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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2026-06-29
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2026-06-17
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RATCLIFFE, Helen Jane resigned
director
2025-06-30
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2025-06-30
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2025-06-30
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2025-06-30
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2025-06-18
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GRADON, Elizabeth Julia appointed
director
2025-04-17
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2025-04-16
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THOMAS, Mark John, Mr. resigned
director
2024-08-01
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2024-08-01
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2024-07-17
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NOBLE, Amanda appointed
director
2024-07-17
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GALLAGHER, Daniel resigned
director
2024-06-30
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2024-06-30
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2024-04-19
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HANLEY, Patricia Mary appointed
secretary
2024-04-19
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HANLEY, Patricia Mary appointed
director
2024-04-19
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EVANS, Anne resigned
secretary
2024-04-19
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CONDREN, Christine Amelia resigned
director
2024-04-19
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EVANS, Anne resigned
director
2023-06-30
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CONDREN, Christine Amelia appointed
director
2022-07-10
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ESHLIN, Carole appointed
director
2021-06-23
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WAIN, Robert Kendric resigned
director
2019-12-18
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WARDLE, Stephen resigned
director
2017-10-18
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WALKER, John Keith resigned
director
2017-07-19
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SWINDALE, Michael John appointed
director
2017-07-19
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WHITE, David appointed
director
2015-02-18
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EVANS, Anne appointed
secretary
2015-02-18
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SKINNER, Richard Adrian resigned
secretary
2015-02-18
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EVANS, Anne appointed
director
2015-02-18
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WENT, Charles Trevor resigned
director
2014-11-19
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SKINNER, Richard Adrian appointed
secretary
2014-10-22
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WENT, Charles Trevor resigned
secretary
2010-06-16
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SKINNER, Richard Adrian appointed
director
2010-04-21
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RATCLIFFE, Helen Jane appointed
director
2010-04-21
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SMITH, Alan Howard resigned
director
2009-03-25
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THOMAS, Mark John, Mr. appointed
director
2008-11-18
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COATS, Nigel Ryland resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 84 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Adrian Skinner Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/04/2024
Mrs Patricia Mary Hanley Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/04/2024
Mr Robert Edward Henderson Philipson Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	31/08/2016

9 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Whiteceased 18/06/2025· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Michael John Swindaleceased 18/06/2025· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Michael John Swindaleceased 18/06/2025· 75-100% voting · trust interest
Mr Richard Skinnerceased 18/06/2025· significant influence · trust interest
Ms Anne Evansceased 19/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Ms Helen Jane Ratcliffeceased 19/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Daniel Gallagherceased 19/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Robert Kendric Wainceased 23/06/2021· significant influence · trust interest
Mr John Keith Walkerceased 01/09/2017· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-09-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Heritage Centre

Allenheads

Hexham

Northumberland

NE47 9HN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30