ALCOHOL BY VOLUME LIMITED

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04641664 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£149.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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
67 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £149,456

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£149k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£150k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£60k£90k£120k£150kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£150.3k£146.4k
Current assets£150.3k£149.4k
Net assets£149.5k£145.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-06-12
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  4. 2022-09-20
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  5. 2021-11-30
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  6. 2020-12-01
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  7. 2019-10-07
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  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2017-11-13
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  10. 2016-11-30
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  11. 2016-03-08
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  12. 2015-07-04
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  13. 2015-01-23
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  14. 2015-01-23
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  15. 2015-01-23
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  16. 2015-01-19
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    TRETHEWEY, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-01-19
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    KINGSFIELD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-09-12
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    TRETHEWEY, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-09-12
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    KINGSFIELD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-02-03
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    MACKIE, Ronald John appointed
    director
  21. 2003-02-03
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    TRETHEWEY, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-01-23
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2003-01-23
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  24. 2003-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALCOHOL BY VOLUME LIMITED
  25. 2003-01-20
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-01-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 79 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Ronald John Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Springfields
25 Three Springs Road
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

TRETHEWEY, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKIE, Ronald John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRETHEWEY, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-03 · resigned 2005-09-12
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-01-23
Resigned
KINGSFIELD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2015-01-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
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2025-11-29
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2025-01-27
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
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accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-29