ALLISON FOUNTAINS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04692891 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-11

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£916.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25500

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation
90040Operation of arts facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £916,785

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£917k

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£346k

↓ 40% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£917.5k	£812.3k
Current assets	£346.1k	£580.6k
Net assets	£916.8k	£811.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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capital · SH08
2026-01-08
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capital · SH08
2025-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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ALLISON, Georgia Montague appointed
director
2023-11-17
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ALLISON, Josephine Rose appointed
director
2023-11-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
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officers · AP01
2023-11-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-17
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address · AD01
2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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ALLISON, Simon Montague appointed
director
2022-12-08
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ALLISON, Simon Montague resigned
director
2022-12-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-08
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officers · AP01
2022-12-08
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officers · TM01
2022-12-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-17
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accounts · AA
2021-02-08
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accounts · AA
2003-03-11
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Company incorporated
As ALLISON FOUNTAINS LTD
2003-03-11
➕
ALLISON, Simon Montague appointed
secretary
2003-03-11
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ALLISON, Jane Trevelyan, M appointed
director
2003-03-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-11
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ALLISON, Simon Montague appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ALLISON, Georgia Montague (same surname) appointed 2023-11-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Montague Allison Individual · New Zealander · DOB 03/1955 · age 71	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	08/12/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

M Jane Trevelyan Allisonceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Simon Montague Allisonceased 08/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2003-03-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25500 — SIC 25500

Registered office

Fishermans Cottage Appletree Lane

Cropredy

Banbury

Oxon

OX17 1PZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02