ALLOA SPECSAVERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04678175 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-25
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-30➕DIVERS, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30➕PARKER, Nigel David appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-10📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-10📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-03-31➕ROONEY, Jillian appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2003-04-17➕SANGSTER, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2003-04-17➖SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-04➕PERKINS, Douglas John David appointeddirector
- 2003-04-04➕PERKINS, Mary Lesley appointeddirector
- 2003-04-04➖CAVE, Neil David resigneddirector
- 2003-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLOA SPECSAVERS LIMITED
- 2003-02-25➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-25➕CAVE, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2003-02-25➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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ALLOA SPECSAVERS LIMITED
This company · 04678175
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/10/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lynne Sangsterceased 19/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Douglas John David Perkinsceased 29/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Mary Lesley Perkinsceased 29/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782
Registered office
Forum 6, Parkway
Solent Business Park Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (7 active · 2 resigned)
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-25
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DIVERS, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-09-30
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PARKER, Nigel David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-09-30
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PERKINS, Douglas John David→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2003-04-04
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PERKINS, Mary Lesley→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-04-04
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ROONEY, Jillian→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-31
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SANGSTER, Lynne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-04-17
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CAVE, Neil David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-04-04
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-04-17
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Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-02