ALLANS SHOPPING CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
04720351 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£97.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,436
Net assets shrinking
Down £917 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£93k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£97k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£205kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£359.3k£360.2k
Current assets£194.0k£204.6k
Cash£93.2k£97.0k
Net assets£97.4k£98.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-28
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  6. 2021-07-31
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2019-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-08
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-06-23
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  14. 2016-06-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2004-04-30
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    HODIERNE, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  16. 2003-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLANS SHOPPING CENTRE LTD
  17. 2003-04-02
    ➕
    HODIERNE, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-02
    ➕
    HODIERNE, Allan appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-02
    ➕
    HODIERNE, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-04-02
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    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-02
    ➖
    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-02
    ➕
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-04-02
    ➖
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 78 — 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 78 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Hodierne
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/04/2017

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
Incorporated2003-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

First Floor Unit 2 St James Court Bridgnorth Road
Wollaston
Stourbridge
DY8 3QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HODIERNE, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODIERNE, Allan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODIERNE, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-02 · resigned 2003-04-02
Resigned
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-02 · resigned 2003-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-26