ALLIED OFFICES DIRECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06120120 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-21

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£-14.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

33200SIC 33200
95240SIC 95240

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £14,676

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£15k

↑ 53% YoY

Current Assets

£65k

↑ 147% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£3.3k	£-9.4k
Current assets	£64.5k	£26.1k
Net assets	£-14.7k	£-31.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-30
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2024-11-30
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2023-12-29
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2022-10-23
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2021-11-19
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2021-01-10
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accounts · AA
2019-11-24
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accounts · AA
2019-02-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-05-19
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accounts · AA
2017-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-29
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accounts · AA
2016-04-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-29
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accounts · AA
2015-05-04
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2014-11-30
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accounts · AA
2007-11-06
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O'DRISCOLL, Andrew Edward appointed
director
2007-07-02
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HUBBLE, Susan Sheila appointed
secretary
2007-07-02
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HUBBLE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
secretary
2007-07-02
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O'DRISCOLL, Andrew Edward resigned
director
2007-05-18
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HUBBLE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2007-02-21
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Company incorporated
As ALLIED OFFICES DIRECT LIMITED
2007-02-21
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HUBBLE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
secretary
2007-02-21
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UK SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-02-21
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UK SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-02-21
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O'DRISCOLL, Andrew Edward appointed
director
2007-02-21
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UK DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-director
2007-02-21
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UK DIRECTORS LTD resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew O'Driscoll Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

20 Blackberry Lane

Rowley Regis

West Midlands

B65 8NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HUBBLE, Susan Sheila→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-02

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Active

HUBBLE, Elizabeth Ann→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-05-18

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Active

O'DRISCOLL, Andrew Edward→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-11-06

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Active

HUBBLE, Elizabeth Ann→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-21 · resigned 2007-07-02

Resigned

UK SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-21 · resigned 2007-02-21

Resigned

O'DRISCOLL, Andrew Edward→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-21 · resigned 2007-07-02

Resigned

UK DIRECTORS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-21 · resigned 2007-02-21

Resigned

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