ALEX ROWLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04998041 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£60.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,264
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,578 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£60k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£61.7k£68.2k
Current assets£24.3k£66.8k
Net assets£60.3k£66.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-01-01
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    ROWLEY, Naomi Kathryn appointed
    director
  17. 2003-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX ROWLEY LIMITED
  18. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    ROWLEY, Naomi Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    ROWLEY, Alex appointed
    director
  20. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-12-17
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-12-17
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-12-17
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROWLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Alex Rowley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares13/12/2016

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
Incorporated2003-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

St Helens High Street
Lower Brailes
Banbury
Warwickshire
OX15 5HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROWLEY, Naomi Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLEY, Alex→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLEY, Naomi Kathryn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-17
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2003-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23