ALLENFARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06647039 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-15
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 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
54 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-07
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    BEAZLEY, Alexandra Jane resigned
    director
  10. 2019-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-06
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-03-04
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    ELLIS, Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2014-09-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-10-01
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    DE SOUZA, Michael Maxwell appointed
    director
  19. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    BEAZLEY, Alexandra Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    DE SOUZA, Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    ELLIS, Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-07
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  23. 2008-08-20
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLENFARE LTD
  26. 2008-07-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Maxwell De Souza
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
——board controlboard control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Orchard
9 Cotterill Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 7UW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DE SOUZA, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-01
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Active
DE SOUZA, Michael Maxwell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01
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Active
BEAZLEY, Alexandra Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2020-04-07
Resigned
ELLIS, Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2015-03-04
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2008-10-07
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2008-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16