ALED ELLIS SALES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05770347 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-05
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£270.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 19.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £270,328
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£270k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£226k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £338.1k | £324.2k |
| Current assets | £226.2k | £227.8k |
| Net assets | £270.3k | £248.0k |
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.
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See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-02-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-06-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALED ELLIS SALES LIMITED
- 2006-04-05➕ELLIS, Nia Rees appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-05➕ELLIS, Robart Aled appointeddirector
- 2006-04-05➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-04-05➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-04-05➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-04-05➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ELLIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robart Aled Ellis Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Nia Ellis Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & H SWEETS & SOFT DRINKS LTD→ 04954721 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A & N FEED LTD→ 06532745 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A P SOURCING LIMITED→ 07891269 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A.T. WILDE AND SON LIMITED→ 01842765 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ABERYSTWYTH SOFT DRINKS LTD→ 10459362 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AFFILIATED APPAREL LTD→ 13007856 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AG SPIRITS LTD→ 15786066 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGRI-DROID UK LTD→ 13675258 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AH AND G DEAKINS LIMITED→ 05159162 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AICO→ 02544399 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| AJAC OFFICE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 07739720 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALFA FOILS LIMITED→ 05024847 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Registered office
16 Terrace Road
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ELLIS, Robart Aled→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2006-04-05
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2006-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 05/02/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/05/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30