ALLENS HILL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05228311 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£25.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01500SIC 01500
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,026
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,328 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£45k£56kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£45.5k£39.4k
Current assets£55.8k£50.8k
Net assets£25.0k£39.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-17
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    LAWRENCE, Beth Gemma resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-10-19
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    LAWRENCE, Beth Gemma appointed
    director
  10. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-05
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-02-01
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    OGLE, Elizabeth Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-01
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    SMITH, Carol Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-11-01
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    DAVIES, Maxine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2004-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLENS HILL LIMITED
  22. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Adrian appointed
    director
  24. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-09-10
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    DAVIES, Maxine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2004-09-10
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Adrian Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Allens Hill Livery Yard
Allens Hill, Pinvin
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 2DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OGLE, Elizabeth Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-01
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Active
SMITH, Adrian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-09-10
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Active
SMITH, Carol Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned
DAVIES, Maxine Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Beth Gemma→
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-10-19 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30