ALLANSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05034479 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (67/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,040

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£23k
Current Assets
£103k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£61.9k
Current assets£103.4k
Net assets£23.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-11-25
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  3. 2024-08-20
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  4. 2023-08-08
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  5. 2022-11-08
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  6. 2021-09-28
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  7. 2020-10-19
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  8. 2019-11-14
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  9. 2018-10-19
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  10. 2017-09-29
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  11. 2016-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-15
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  13. 2015-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-04
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    MCLEAN & CO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2007-02-01
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    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-02-01
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    MCLEAN & CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-06-06
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-06
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    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-02-06
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    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-02-06
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    PROFORM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLANSON LIMITED
  24. 2004-02-04
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    ALLANSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2004-02-04
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    PROFORM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLANSON" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Allanson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

7 Finkle Street
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ALLANSON, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-06
Resigned
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
MCLEAN & CO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2011-08-04
Resigned
PROFORM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-14