ALLUM AND SIDAWAY LIMITED

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04950185 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£2.76M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47770

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

95250SIC 95250

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.4y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,762,042

Net assets shrinking

Down £35,802 YoY

Cash YoY

-27%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£260k

↓ 27% YoY

Net Worth

£2.8m

↓ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£2.4m

↓ 5.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£3.38M	£3.41M
Current assets	£2.38M	£2.52M
Cash	£259.9k	£353.6k
Debtors	£166.4k	£117.4k
Net assets	£2.76M	£2.80M

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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officers · TM01
2023-11-21
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officers · CH01
2023-11-21
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officers · CH01
2023-11-21
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officers · AP01
2023-11-21
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officers · AP01
2023-11-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-11-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-11-15
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ALLUM, Jack appointed
director
2023-11-15
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YEATMAN, Tracey appointed
director
2023-11-15
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BUTLER, Patrick resigned
director
2023-11-15
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mortgage · MR01
2023-11-09
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-11-09
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-11-09
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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mortgage · MR05
2022-11-03
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mortgage · MR05
2022-11-03
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mortgage · MR05
2022-11-03
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mortgage · MR05
2022-11-03
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mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-10-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-10-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-10-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-19
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2018-10-19
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2018-10-19
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2018-10-19
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2018-01-02
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-07-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-06-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2013-05-10
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DAVIES, Abigail Jayne appointed
director
2011-11-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2007-03-01
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BUTLER, Patrick appointed
director
2006-12-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2003-10-31
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Company incorporated
As ALLUM AND SIDAWAY LIMITED
2003-10-31
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CROSSLAND, Denise Ann appointed
secretary
2003-10-31
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ALLUM, Jason Paul appointed
director
2003-10-31
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CROSSLAND, Denise Ann appointed
director
2003-10-31
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-31
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-31
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-10-31
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLUM" — 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

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 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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Allum And Sidaway Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Allum And Sidaway Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALLUM AND SIDAWAY LIMITED

This company · 04950185

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Allum And Sidaway Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2003-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

26a High Street

Shaftesbury

Dorset

SP7 8JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-12

Last: 2025-10-29