ALLWOOD PALLETS LTD

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06366626 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-11
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£115.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16240
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,097
Net assets shrinking
Down £50,825 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£115k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£131.9k£190.8k
Current assets£167.4k£220.5k
Cash£6.3k£43.5k
Debtors£126.9k£142.7k
Net assets£115.1k£165.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-11-24
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  5. 2021-11-30
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  6. 2020-11-30
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  7. 2019-11-27
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  8. 2019-09-25
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-30
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  11. 2016-11-30
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  12. 2015-11-19
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  13. 2015-10-08
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  14. 2015-04-16
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-04-10
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    SCAMP, Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2015-04-10
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    KENDRICK, Kenneth resigned
    director
  17. 2015-03-01
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    WOODWARD, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-01
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    WOODWARD, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-08-01
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    WOODWARD, Stephen resigned
    director
  20. 2007-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLWOOD PALLETS LTD
  21. 2007-09-11
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    WOODWARD, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    KENDRICK, Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth James Kendrick
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16240 — SIC 16240

Registered office

Apl House Lees Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SCAMP, Michael→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-10
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Active
WOODWARD, Stephen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODWARD, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
KENDRICK, Kenneth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2015-04-10
Resigned
WOODWARD, Stephen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
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accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25