A.J. ALLEN FRICS LIMITED

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06528923 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-10
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
£153.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 £153,178
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£149k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£153k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£63k£95k£126k£158kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£153.2k£128.2k
Current assets£157.8k£127.0k
Cash£149.3k£104.5k
Debtors£8.5k£22.5k
Net assets£153.2k£128.2k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-03-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-03-18
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  9. 2024-03-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-08-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Joanna Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-02-14
    ➖
    BROWN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J. ALLEN FRICS LIMITED
  22. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    ALLEN, Anthony James appointed
    director
  23. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    BATCH, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-03-10
    ➖
    BATCH, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    BROWN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    BATES, Leighann appointed
    director
  27. 2008-03-10
    ➖
    BATES, Leighann resigned
    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 "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony James Allen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
50–75%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Joanna Mary Allen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/03/2022

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
Incorporated2008-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

18 St Christopher's Way
Pride Park
Derby
Derbyshire
DE24 8JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Joanna Mary→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Anthony James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATCH, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2008-03-10
Resigned
BROWN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned
BATES, Leighann→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2008-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23